Was Waqar Younis of Pakistan a much better bowler than Brett Lee?

Question

I think Lee is a student in front of the master of swing Waqar Younis.

Answer 1

yes

lee has a long way to go

Answer 2

off course WAQAR YOUNIS better than LEE

Answer 3

Lee although is not in the league of Waqar but still is a very good bowler.

If he keeps working hard he may come close to Waqar.

Answer 4

Waqar Younis definitely~

Answer 5

waqar prolly did steroids too like s****.and asif, in those days they didn't check for them

Answer 6

Yes Waqar was the classic swing bowler with new and old Ball who broke many batsmen with his fiery spells

Answer 7

Lee has achieved something Waqar didn't, he created a world record as the fastest bowler to get 300 wkts in ODIs.

Answer 8

brett is no way near waqar.

Answer 9

waqar younis is legend and he has taken 5 wickets fourteen he has record of that and he was the greatest pakistani legend

Answer 10

yes he was better

Answer 11

TO BE FRANK BRETT LEE IS A MUCH BETTER BOWLER THAN WAQAR BECAUSE FOR A FAST BOWLER MAINTAINING STAMINA IS MORE IMPORTANT AND U NEED TO BOWL AT A GOOD PACE. WAQAR COULD HAVE INVENTED REVERSE SWING BUT BRETT LEE IS A BOWLER WHO SHOWS A LOT OF VARIATIONS AND VARIETIES WITH GREAT YORKERS & STUFF.BRETT LEE HAS WON MORE MATCHES FOR HIS TEAM THAN WAQAR FOR PAKISTAN.

Answer 12

I notice this question is posted when all the Aussies are in bed!

Having seen both of these bowlers in their prime, I would say that Waqar, at his prime, was better than Lee.

Waqar burst onto the seen in 1990 and was a revelation. During the early to mid nineties he, along with Wasim Akram, were two of the greatest fast bowlers in the world, and probably the best pairing.

Lee started his career respectably, and had his ups and downs early on. He is now a fantastic bowler, and really leads his country's attack.

By saying that Waqar is better than Lee is taking nothing away from 'Binga'. He is a quality bowler, and should be honoured as one of the greats.

Answer 13

well i think its difficult to compare the two of them, while they are both similar and both great bowlers, i think it would be much fairer to compare them when Lee retires and we can reflect on 2 full careers instead of one and one in progress

Answer 14

Oh yeah!  Waqar is a legend when it comes to fast bowling.  He invented the swing!

Brett, although he's good, has a while to go before he reaches that level.

Answer 15

I will Say waqour.

Because Waqar played 75% of his games in asia, where there tends to be falt tracks, especially in Pakistan.

Where as brett lee tends to play more than 60% of his games on bowler freindly conditions