He added that he had tried his best to revive the team but they were still unable to better their performance and his recommendations in the report were badly handled by the PCB, who refused to even talk about the leak. WAQAR YOUNIS yesterday became the first player to be suspended for ball-tampering when match referee John Reid banned him from playing … After winning against Bangladesh in the Twenty20 2016, the team lost against New Zealand, India and Australia, leading to their outing. Waqar Younis is a former right arm fast bowler in cricket and widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time. ... the ball … [5] He is the current bowling coach of the Pakistani cricket team. [50] In the following match Pakistan lost narrowly against India courtesy of a six by Harbhajan Singh from the third ball of the final over. He also stated that now it was the time for Pakistan to rally and prepare for the World Cup. The News of the World broke the news that Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and captain Salman Butt were involved in Spot-fixing. Pakistan fast bowling legend Waqar Younis believes that the International Cricket Council should nominate a single ball manufacturer to supply all Test matches.. As things stand there are three balls in use in Test cricket with the Dukes ball used in England and the Caribbean, India using the SG and the rest of the world opting for the Australian-made Kookaburra. The previous victory in 1995 was also assisted by a superb bowling spell by Waqar Younis. He was raised in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, where his father was a contract worker. According to the Pakistani media, the discarded pacer will only make a comeback to play for the 1992 World Champions if Misbah-ul-Haq and Waqar Younis are removed from the office. Waqar Younis feels the future of Pakistan fast bowling is in safe hands Younis is the bowling coach of Pakistan men's cricket team Pakistan recently lost a three-match Test series to England 1-0 After the tournament he conceded the captaincy and was dropped from international selection. [29] He made an immediate impression with his speed and became known in the cricket media as "Wiki" or the "Burewala Express". [64] He will serve as the head coach for Multan Sultans During the Third season of the Pakistan Super League. Waqar Younis: Amir, Wahab quitting red-ball cricket unfortunate ... Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis has said. [59] The Test series of two matches with South Africa was drawn. [47][48] He guided the defending champions to the semi-final of the tournament before they were eliminated by Australia, whose Mike Hussey struck three sixes in the final over. Following Pakistan's victory during the Test match series versus England in 1992, the English media were suspicious of the reverse swing delivery. [11] He is the youngest bowler to take 400 wickets in ODI cricket. Waqar Younis advocates one brand of ball in Test cricket. On 4 April 2016, Waqar resigned as Head Coach of the team, just after Shahid Afridi resigned as T20 captain. He expressed his anger and said that the report was confidential – it caused fans, on social media sites, to express disappointment in him to see him shifting the blame onto Afridi. He stepped down as coach 3 months before his contract would end and said that his scrapped salary should definitely be invested in domestic cricket. The very next day, he met me and told me that I will be going to Sharjah next month. In most of his hat tricks he has delivered banana swing balls which were unplayable. He represented Pakistan in 87 Tests and 262 ODIs. Waqar Younis (Urdu: وقار یونس‎; born 16 November 1971) is a Pakistani cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer who captained Pakistan national cricket team. Although primarily a fast bowler, Waqar scored 1010 Test match runs during his career. On his induction he said: "It's a huge honour for me, I'm truly grateful to the people who've considered me worthy of such an honour. It is no secret that Waqar Younis led a revolt against Wasim Akram to remove the latter from the captaincy in … Waqar Younis holds the record for the best bowling figures as a captain in an ODI(7/36) and was also the first captain to take a 7 wicket haul in an ODI innings. While former Pakistani skipper Misbah is the current head coach of the Azam-led side, legendary cricketer Younis is the bowling chief of the Asian giants. Born November 16, 1971, Waqar Younis is a Pakistani fast bowler who has close to 800 international wickets to his name. A young Waqar Younis led Surrey’s bowling attack with distinction during the 1991 English summer, demonstrating a deadly combination of explosive pace and late swing. He said Akmal should not have been selected, instead it should be players who are 'proud' to represent their country. [73], Younis said he did not want to blame individuals but largely singled out players, particularly Afridi. Pakistan won both Twenty20's comfortably and the first Test saw Pakistan defeated by 154 runs. When asked what if there was a match between Pakistan and Windies, Bolt remarked "I would still have supported Pakistan, that’s what I’m saying – when I was little, it was all about Pakistan. In 16 November 2017 Waqar appointed as a mentor for Sylhet Sixers a team of Bangladesh Premier League for 2017. [7] He played 87 Tests and 262 One Day International (ODI) matches for Pakistan during his international cricket career from 1989 to 2003. And I just wanted to bowl and bowl and bowl all day. [51] The following match was a dead rubber between Pakistan and Bangladesh and another Afridi century meant Pakistan scored 385 runs and they comfortably won the match by 139 runs. Nicknamed ‘Burewala bomber’ because of his toe-crushing yorkers, former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis knows a thing or two about bowling fast and picking up wickets. [12], He is also placed in the top ten of all time based on ICC rankings. https://sportsshow.net/fastest-bowlers-in-the-history-of-cricket He also said that the team lost the Asia cup in February 2016 because they were 'unfit' as they had not trained during PSL season and said it was like a 'holiday for them'. He had played only six first-class games when he got picked for the Pakistan camp out of the blue. A left-arm fast bowler who could bowl with significant pace, he represented Pakistan in Test cricket and One Day International (ODI) matches. To be able to run in without pain. He went on to win the English County Championship with Glamorgan in 1997. Written by. [70], However, he later wrote in his report that he blamed Pakistan's poor performance in the matches on player Shahid Afridi. [82][83][84][85], Sri Lanka fast bowler, Lasith Malinga, who became the first bowler in World Cup history to take two hat-tricks, has said that he learnt to bowl his deadly yorkers by watching Pakistan's legendary pair of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. [28], Younis made his International cricket debut for Pakistan against India on 16 November 1989, in the same match that Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar made his debut. Pakistan lost the first Twenty20 match by six wickets following a batting collapse. It is difficult that a fast bowler will never get injured. "[88][89], Waqar Younis has taken five or more wickets in an innings on 22 occasions in Test cricket. [42][43] He also blamed captain Inzamam-ul-Haq for going with Mushtaq Ahmed instead of him for the bowling coach position. Akhtar has previously lavished praise on Bumrah, saying he has picked up on a way to get the ball to swing that was used by Pakistan greats Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. banana swing.The title of Banana Swing Bowler was given to Waqar Younis because of his unique technique of swinging the ball in the air at very high speed before hitting the ground. He represented Pakistan in 87 Tests and 262 ODIs. [15][16] He resigned as Pakistan's cricket coach on 19 August 2011 citing personal reasons. [74] Younis later posted on his Twitter – 'no one wants to hear the truth'.[75]. His reason behind it was the PCB who he said had used him as the "scapegoat" and shown him as a "villain" by leaking the Twenty20 report. This may be partly due to the mentality of his former captain, Imran Khan, who prioritised aggression and speed. He returned to Pakistan and started playing cricket there during his adolescent years.He used to travel to Burewala to play cricket which garnered him the nickname of the Burewala express.[21]. Imran watched me on TV, and actually came to the ground to watch the end of the game. For a fast bowler what is the ultimate joy? Waqar took 4 wickets in the drawn match including the wickets of Tendulkar and Kapil Dev. South Africa Women v Pakistan Women, 2021. And then stumps tumbling around. [38] The Pakistanis then crashed out of the group stage after winning only two matches, both against associate member teams. Waqar is one of several Pakistani fast bowlers, beginning with Sarfraz Nawaz, who have been successful at bowling reverse swing, because he was used as an old-ball bowler early in his career until Imran Khanretired. He represented Pakistan in 87 Tests and 262 ODIs. Shahid Afridi Reveals Story About Scoring Fastest 1996 ODI Ton With Sachin Tendulkar's Bat Shahid Afridi recalled how he smashed the 37-ball century against Sri Lanka in 1996 with Sachin Tendulkar’s bat after receiving it from Waqar Younis. As of September 2005, he was the only non-batsman to achieve a thousand runs without scoring a fifty. [60] [25] There he displayed excellent cricketing performances and attracted attention from the sporting public. A lot have bowled quick deliveries from time to time, but sometimes the pitch and the carry flatter to deceive. Waqar Younis was one of the greatest bowlers ever, and I was a bowler so I really enjoyed watching him. ICC should standardise one brand of ball in Tests: Younis. Younis submitted the report to the PCB where it was somehow leaked to the media. Pakistan pace great Waqar Younis on Thursday said the ICC should consider using only one brand of ball in Test cricket as fast bowlers find it difficult to adjust while playing in different conditions across the world. [101], Younis was inducted in the ICC Hall of Fame of 9 December 2013. 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Waqar explained his ability to reverse swing by the manipulation of an old ball; with one side shiny, one side rough, the ball would move in the opposite direction to conventional swing. One has to be tough and smart as a fast bowler to have a long career. [31] At his peak, he developed into a very quick fast bowler and achieved a hat-trick in a One Day International match against New Zealand in 1994. Parth Dhall. Cricket critics and scholars attribute Younis and Akram to be one of the most effective fast bowling partnerships in cricket history, due to their ability to swing the ball at high speed. A right-arm fast bowler, Waqar Younis is regarded as one of the greatest bowlers to have played the game. In the opening match against Australia, Waqar was removed from the attack after bowling a beamer at Andrew Symonds, becoming the first bowler to be disciplined in such a way during an international match. [62], In May 2014, Waqar was reappointed as the head coach of Pakistan Cricket team for a period of two years, commencing from June 2014, hence serving in that capacity for the second time. [2] [39] After a nearly 15-year career, Waqar announced his retirement from cricket altogether in April 2004. He recovered from this accident and went on to continue his sporting career. [56] Low team morale meant the next two T20 matches were won comfortably by England, and the subsequent ODI series was won 3–2 by England as well. Patrick Eagar is cricket's pre-eminent photographer and has covered the game for over 40 years **** Waqar Younis to Brian Lara Rawalpindi, 1997 By Fazeer Mohammed The Pakistan cricket team played with the Dukes ball during their recent tour of England, where the visitors lost 0-2 a three-Test series. . [68], Waqar Younis faced great criticism after Pakistan was unable to make it to the semi-finals, with less pressure on the fact that the country had not seen international cricket for a number of years, Younis was initially blamed. Regarding the report, he said the PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) were painting him as the bad guy and skipped meeting with him regarding the issue later on as it is most likely that they leaked the report. He is married to Dr. Faryal Waqar Younis, a Pakistani Australian. [20] He replaced Azhar Mahmood, who was sacked after Pakistan's disappointing performance in the ICC World Cup 2019 tournament. [33][34], His return to cricket came with him being appointed the captain of Pakistan. [53], This tour was followed by a controversial tour of England as Pakistan headed in to the final Test match needing to win it to level the series 2–2. It was relatively unknown to the cricketing world during that period and this led to accusations of foul play by critics, however cricket officials found no evidence of foul play and the skill of the reverse swing delivery has been accepted in cricket. He then also scrapped plans of retirement and said he wanted to focus on the leak, despite his contract as coach ending in June 2016. He became the 70th male inductee into the Hall of Fame, joining compatriot Hanif Mohammad as well as his former teammates Imran Khan, Javed Miandad and Wasim Akram. [84], Despite his qualities as a fast bowler, he was expensive at times and sometimes lacked the consistency of bowlers such as West Indian fast bowler Curtly Ambrose and Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath. In February 2010, Younis was appointed the head coach of Pakistan after Intikhab Alam was sacked as coach, owing to the low level of performances of the national side during the tour of Australia earlier that year. The sound of the ball hitting the stumps. [46], Waqar's first job as coach was to lead an inexperienced Pakistan side missing Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf and Shoaib Malik to the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 as a consolation, though Waqar had two top-notch bowlers in Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif at his disposal. Pakistan rallied in the second Test and for the first time in 15 years Pakistan defeated Australia in a Test match. [9] This led to Waqar having the ability to bowl inswingers and outswingers in the cricket pitch and in effect both Waqar and Akram became successful in taking wickets by this variation of swing bowling. The 48-year-old, who has taken 373 Test and 416 ODI wickets in his career, said fast bowlers need to … [32] During the early periods of 2000, he stayed out of the Pakistan team for a brief period allegedly due to suspension and conflicts with bowling partner and captain Akram. Overall, he blamed it on poor captaincy from Afridi. 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