Test Debut:Pakistan vs India at Karachi, 1st Test, 1989/90
Latest Test:Pakistan vs England at Manchester, 2nd Test, 2001

Named "Burewala Express" after his hometown in central Punjab, Waqar Younis brought back the danger, the fear, and the devastation into fast bowling that was associated with greats like Malcom Marshall, Micheal Holding, Imran Khan, and dennis Lillie at the peak of their careers.After an innocuous performance in his debut against india, Waqar stormed into the international scene in 1990, with his amazing feats at listless Sharjah wicket and has since then possibly the most feared bowler in recent history.

Waqar hold the record for reaching 200 wickets in the least number of Tests jointly with Dennis Lillie. Waqar specializes in moving the old bowl a long way both into and away from the batsman. His in-swinging yorker have been referred to as "toe-crushers" the validity of which many batsman can testify.

The peak of Waqar's illustrious career started with the 1990 tour of New Zealand to Pakistan and reached its climax in the tour of England in 1992, where he combined with Wasim akram to form one of the deadliest duo of fast bowlers in the history of Cricket.

The year 2000 has not been fruitful for Pakistani pace man. Inthe 10 Test matches played during this period, he has claimed 34 wickets at an average of 25.91, his best figures in ODI is bieng seven for 36 against England at Leeds.

TEST
BATTING AND FIELDING
MATCHES:73 INNINGS:100
NOT OUT:20 RUNS:806
HIGHEST:45 AVERAGE:10.07
100s:0 50s:0
Ct:13 St0

TEST
BOWLING
OVER:2380.2MATCHES:457
RUNS:7599WICKETS:326
AVERAGE:23.30BBI:7-76
5s:2110s:5
SR:43.8ECON:3.19