| Legends of a sport usually have a signature move or | | | | bucked the 1980s trend of pitching fast and short, |
| characteristic. In cricket, many fast bowlers may | | | | by pitching fast and full." Waqar was renowned for |
| have been able to bowl deadly "yorkers." However, | | | | the late, in-swinging "yorker" that catapulted the |
| no fast bowler ever did it with such devastating | | | | stumps or speared into the boots of batsmen. It was |
| effect as Waqar Younis. Waqar allied tremendous | | | | his wicked pace and in-swing that earned him an |
| pace with prodigious swing to form a well known | | | | amazing Test match bowling strike-rate of 43.4 balls |
| fast-bowling partnership with Wasim Akram in the | | | | per wicket. |
| Pakistan cricket team. | | | | Waqar's incredible strike rate allowed him to scalp 373 |
| Born in Punjab, Pakistan on November 16th, 1969, | | | | Test wickets at an average of 23.56 from only 87 |
| Waqar developed into a premier strike bowler for | | | | matches. His One-day international figures were just |
| Pakistan in the late 80s and 90s. He made his First | | | | as exceptional. Waqar reaped 416 wickets from only |
| class debut in the 1987/88 season, while his Test | | | | 262 ODIs at an average of 23.84. His economy rate |
| debut for Pakistan came in 1989- just a couple of | | | | of 4.68 runs per over in ODIs does not suggest that |
| seasons later- against perennial rivals India. | | | | he was miserly. However, Younis was an out-and-out |
| According to Cricinfo's Kamran Abbasi, "Waqar Younis | | | | strike bowler, not a 'dibbly dobbly' run-limiter. |