Waqar Younis

Waqar Younis Maitla (born 16th November 1971) is a famous Pakistani cricketer from Burewala, Punjab. Playing as a Fast Bowler, he took 373 test cricket wickets and 416 wickets in One-day Internationals. His debut match took place 15th November 1989, playing for Pakistan vs India. It is noteworthy that Sachin Tendulkar debuted in the same match. His most lethal weapon was the inswinging yorker, which he managed to produce at will and with high degree of accuracy, as experienced first hand by plenty of county batsmen who were unfortunate enough to face him at his peak.

Waqar formed one half of the famous fast bowling partnership with Wasim Akram. At his peak, most were of the view that there was no better bowler, especially with regards to being penetrative and wicket-taking ability. He has one of the highest strike rates of all time.