Waqar Younis facts for kids
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Waqar Younis at the launch of PSL in 2015
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Waqar Younis Maitla
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| Born | 16 November 1971 Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan |
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| Nickname | Toe Crusher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Aliya Riaz (sister-in-law) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 111) | 15 November 1989 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 2 January 2003 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 71) | 14 October 1989 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 4 March 2003 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 99 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1987/88–1997/98 | Multan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988/89–1996/97 | United Bank Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1993 | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Glamorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1978 | Rawalpindi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999/2000 | REDCO Pakistan Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000/01 | Lahore Blues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001/02–2002/03 | National Bank of Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003/04 | Allied Bank Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNCricinfo, 21 April 2012
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Waqar Younis Maitla is a famous Pakistani cricket coach and former player. He used to be the captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. Many people think he is one of the best fast bowlers of all time. He was also the head coach for the Pakistani cricket team.
Waqar Younis holds a record for being the youngest Pakistani Test captain. He was only 22 years and 15 days old. He played 87 Test matches and 262 One Day International (ODI) matches for Pakistan. His international career lasted from 1989 to 2003.
Waqar was famous for his special way of bowling called reverse swing. He could make the cricket ball curve in the air at very high speeds. He took 373 Test wickets and 416 One Day International wickets. With his bowling partner Wasim Akram, they formed a very strong bowling team. Waqar is also the youngest bowler to take 400 wickets in ODI cricket.
He has also been ranked among the top ten bowlers by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Contents
Early Life and Family
Where Waqar Younis Grew Up
Waqar Younis was born in Burewala, Vehari district, Punjab, Pakistan. His family is Punjabi and Jat.
He went to Sadiq Public School in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. He also studied at the Pakistan Islamia school in Sharjah. Later, he attended Government College in Burewala, Pakistan.
Waqar spent his childhood in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. His father worked there. He later moved back to Pakistan and started playing cricket as a teenager. He often traveled to Burewala to play cricket. This earned him the nickname Burewala Express.
Waqar Younis as a Young Athlete
When he was in school and college, Waqar was a great all-around athlete. He enjoyed running, javelin throwing, high jumping, and pole-vaulting. He even started as a leg-spinner in cricket before becoming a fast bowler.
Waqar Younis's Family Life
Since 2000, Waqar has been married to Faryal. She is a doctor from Pakistan who lives in Australia. They live in Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia. They have three children, two daughters and one son.
His younger brother, Ali Younis, is a cricket commentator. Ali is married to cricketer Aliya Riaz. Waqar also has another younger brother, Captain Faisal Younis, who is a pilot.
Waqar Younis's Cricket Journey
Starting His Cricket Career
Waqar Younis began playing cricket in Pakistan in 1987-1988. He played for several local clubs. He once had an injury where he lost a small finger on his left hand after jumping into a canal. But he recovered and kept playing cricket.
He was noticed by the former Pakistan captain, Imran Khan. Imran Khan chose him for the national team. Waqar had only played six first-class games when he was picked. He said that Imran Khan saw him play on TV and then came to watch him. The next day, Imran told him he was selected for the team.
Playing for Clubs in England
English cricket fans first saw Waqar's amazing talent in the early 1990s. He played for Surrey. In 1991, he took 113 wickets for Surrey. This showed everyone he was one of the best bowlers around. He helped his team a lot.
He later won the English County Championship with Glamorgan in 1997. In one game, he took 7 wickets for only 25 runs against Lancashire. This included a hat-trick.
Waqar Younis's International Debut
Waqar made his first international cricket appearance for Pakistan against India on November 16, 1989. This was the same match where Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar also made his debut. Waqar took 4 wickets in that match, including Tendulkar's wicket.
He quickly became known for his speed and was called "Wiki" or the "Burewala Express". Waqar and Wasim Akram often bowled together for Pakistan. They became a very strong and feared bowling pair. At his best, Waqar was a very fast bowler. He achieved a hat-trick in a One Day International match against New Zealand in 1994.
Around 2000, he was out of the Pakistan team for a short time. This was due to some disagreements with his bowling partner and captain, Akram.
Challenges and Retirement
When Waqar returned to cricket, he became the captain of Pakistan. He faced some challenges during this time. In July 2000, he was suspended for one international match and fined. He was the first cricketer to be disciplined in this way.
He also faced issues during the 2003 Cricket World Cup. In the first match against Australia, Waqar was stopped from bowling after throwing a fast, high ball (a beamer) at Andrew Symonds. This was the first time a bowler was disciplined like this in an international match. Pakistan did not do well in the tournament and left early.
After the tournament, he stopped being captain and was not chosen for the international team. After playing for almost 15 years, Waqar announced his retirement from cricket in April 2004. He finished his career as the second-highest wicket-taker for Pakistan in Test cricket, with 373 wickets.
Coaching Career
In March 2006, Waqar became the bowling coach for Pakistan. He left this job in January 2007 because he wanted to coach for more than just Test matches. He also felt that captain Inzamam-ul-Haq preferred another coach. He was again made Pakistan's bowling and fielding coach for their tour of Australia in December 2009.
In March 2010, Waqar was chosen as the head coach of Pakistan. This happened after the team had some poor performances.
Leading the Team
As coach, Waqar first led a young Pakistan team to the 2010 ICC World Twenty20. The team reached the semi-finals but lost to Australia. After this, Pakistan played in the 2010 Asia Cup. They lost some close matches.
Then came a tour of England. Pakistan won two Twenty20 matches against Australia. They also won a Test match against Australia, which was their first win against them in 15 years. Waqar had helped Pakistan win against Australia in 1995 too.
This tour had some difficulties, with some players facing issues. This affected the team's morale. Pakistan then lost to England in T20 and ODI series.
Next, Pakistan played against South Africa in Abu Dhabi. They lost the Twenty20 match and the ODI series. However, they drew the Test series. Waqar then said it was time for Pakistan to get ready for the World Cup.
World Cup and Stepping Down
Pakistan started the 2011 Cricket World Cup very well. They won 5 out of 6 group matches and topped their group. They beat West Indies in the quarter-finals but lost to India in the semi-finals.
Waqar decided to step down as Pakistan coach in August 2011. He said it was for personal reasons, but there might have been disagreements with captain Shahid Afridi.
In March 2013, he joined Sunrisers Hyderabad as their bowling coach for the Indian Premier League. In May 2014, Waqar was again appointed as the head coach of the Pakistan Cricket team for two years.
Waqar resigned as Head Coach of the Pakistani Cricket team on April 4, 2016. He said the cricket board did not follow his advice and leaked a private report. He then became a mentor for Sylhet Sixers in the Bangladesh Premier League in 2017. Later, he became their head coach.
After the Cricket World Cup 2019, Waqar was appointed as bowling coach of the Pakistan Cricket team for the fourth time.
Challenges as Coach in 2016
Waqar Younis faced a lot of criticism after Pakistan did not reach the semi-finals of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20. He said he was ready to retire if needed, and that the lack of international cricket in Pakistan might have been a reason for the team's performance.
However, he later wrote a report blaming player Shahid Afridi for the team's poor performance. This report was meant to be private but was leaked to the media. Waqar was very upset about the leak. He felt the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was making him look like the "bad guy". He accused Afridi of not being serious during matches. He also said Mohammad Hafeez hid a knee injury.
Waqar said he did not want to blame individuals, but he did point out some players. He felt that Akmal should not have been chosen. He also said the team lost the Asia Cup in February 2016 because they were "unfit". He blamed the "poor captaincy" from Afridi.
On April 4, 2016, Waqar resigned as Head Coach. He said the PCB used him as a "scapegoat" by leaking the report. He stepped down three months before his contract ended. He said his unpaid salary should be used for local cricket. He felt he had tried his best but the team's performance did not improve.
Waqar Younis's Playing Style
Master of Reverse Swing
Waqar Younis was one of the Pakistani fast bowlers who were very good at bowling reverse swing. He learned this skill early in his career. With Wasim Akram, Waqar opened Pakistan's bowling attack in the 1990s. Many cricket experts believe they were one of the best fast bowling pairs ever. This was because they could make the ball swing at high speeds. Their ability to reverse swing and their speed made Waqar one of the most talented bowlers in modern cricket.
Waqar explained that he could reverse swing an old ball by keeping one side shiny and one side rough. This made the ball move in the opposite direction to normal swing. This allowed Waqar to bowl both inswingers and outswingers. Both Waqar and Akram were very successful at taking wickets with this special type of swing bowling. His fastest recorded delivery was 153 km/h (95.1 mph) against South Africa in 1993. He was also good at bowling bouncers, or short-pitched balls.
After Pakistan won against England in 1992, the English media were unsure about the reverse swing delivery. It was new to the cricket world then, and some people thought it was unfair. However, cricket officials found no evidence of cheating. The skill of reverse swing is now accepted in cricket.
Waqar Younis's Influence on Others
Lasith Malinga, a fast bowler from Sri Lanka, said he learned to bowl his powerful yorkers by watching Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. Many bowlers have learned reverse swing from them. Waqar Younis was also known for his "Banana Swing". This was his unique way of making the ball curve in the air at high speed before it hit the ground. Many of his hat-tricks came from these unplayable banana swing balls.
Waqar Younis's Legacy
Usain Bolt's Cricket Hero
Usain Bolt, the world's fastest sprinter from Jamaica, once said that when he was a child, his heroes were the Pakistan cricket team. He specifically mentioned Waqar Younis as one of the greatest bowlers. Bolt said he was a big Pakistan fan until he grew older and realized he should support his home team.
ICC Hall of Fame
Waqar Younis was added to the ICC Hall of Fame on December 9, 2013. He was the 70th male player to join. He joined other famous Pakistani cricketers like Hanif Mohammad, Zaheer Abbas, Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, and Wasim Akram. He said it was a "huge honour" to be recognized in this way.
Awards and Records
- Waqar has the second-best strike rate in Test Match Cricket for bowlers who have bowled at least 10,000 balls. His strike rate is 43.4.
- Waqar was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1992.
- He is the only bowler to take 5 wickets in an innings in 3 straight One Day International matches.
- He is the fastest to take 300, 350, and 400 wickets in One Day International matches, based on the number of balls bowled.
- Even though he was a bowler, Waqar scored 1010 runs in Test matches. He is the only non-batsman to score a thousand runs without scoring a fifty.
- Waqar Younis holds the record for the best bowling figures as a captain in an ODI (7 wickets for 36 runs). He was also the first captain to take 7 wickets in an ODI innings.
- He holds the record for scoring the most career ODI runs when batting at number 10 (478 runs).
- He is the youngest bowler ever to take a five-wicket haul in an ODI innings (at 18 years and 164 days old).
- He holds the record for taking the most 4-wicket hauls in ODI cricket (27 times).
- He is the only bowler to take 3 consecutive five-wicket hauls in terms of innings. He is also the only player to do this three times.
Five Wickets in an Innings
Waqar Younis has taken five or more wickets in an innings 22 times in Test cricket. In One Day International matches, he has taken the most five-wicket hauls, doing so 13 times.
Images for kids
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Younis prepares to bowl during a net prior to a 50-over warm-up match against Somerset at the County Ground, Taunton, during Pakistan's 2010 tour of England.
See also
In Spanish: Waqar Younis para niños
