Where is Waqar Younis from?
Vehari, Pakistan
Waqar Younis/Place of birth
What is the age of Waqar Younis?
50 years (November 16, 1971)
Waqar Younis/Age
How many fingers Waqar Younis have?
Wahab Riaz said that he did not know that he had four fingers, to which Wasim Akram said, “Why have you been sleeping for three years?” Misbah-ul-Haq said that Waqar Bhai, it will not be to your detriment but to other bowlers because when you are fielding, the ball will often get out of hand.
Is Waqar Younis Australian?
Waqar Younis Maitla (Punjabi, Urdu: “وقار یونس میتلا”; born 16 November 1971) is a Pakistani cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer who captained Pakistan national cricket team. A right-arm fast bowler, Waqar Younis is regarded as one of the greatest bowlers to have played the game.
What did Waqar Younis say?
NEW DELHI: A day after former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis sparked fresh controversy when he said watching Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan “offer namaz in front of Hindus was very special to him”, the former pacer issued an apology on Wednesday.
How old is Wasim Akram?
55 years (June 3, 1966)
Wasim Akram/Age
Who is Waqar Younis and why is he famous?
A right-arm fast bowler, Waqar is regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all time. He is the current bowling coach of the Pakistani cricket team. As of 2012, he holds the record for the youngest Pakistani Test captain and the third youngest Test captain in history (22 years 15 days).
Why was Waqar Younis removed from the Pakistan Test team?
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. The Pakistanis then crashed out of the group stage after winning only two matches, both against associate member teams.
Why Waqar Younis was banned from international cricket?
In July 2000 Waqar was banned to play in an international match for ball tampering and was fined 50% of his match fee. He was the first cricketer to be banned from playing in a match for such incident. He was involved in further controversy during 2003 World Cup matches.
How many wickets did Waqar Younis take in his international debut?
Waqar 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. Waqar took 4 wickets in the drawn match including the wickets of Tendulkar and Kapil Dev.