A tribute to WAQAR YOUNIS..simply the best

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At his peak there was simply no bowler to touch him. The most devastating fast bowler in the history of the game at that time…he has fallen off slightly in the last few years due to age and back injuries and is no longer lightening quick but he has still got all the guile…

But ** at his peak (1989-1993) ** he was simply in a class all by himself. Even now he has the greatest strike rate for a fast bowler with over 200 wickets in the game’s history…

When you add this to his 350+ wickets in both forms of the game (a feat bettered only by Wasim Akram) …there is none like him!

and THIS was his record up to and including the 1993 season when he was at his peak:

Amazing! In 26 matches he had 148 wickets at an ave of 18.55 and a strike rate of 36.2 including 16 (!) 5 wicket innings!! And at that time his speed was clocked at 156 kph too!!!

he :kaboom: the opposition away!

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Despite the fact he has not bowled at his best for sometime, his strike rate of 42.8 is just amazing.

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and for ODI he is also at the top of the list after shoaib...but he has played for much longer and so overall he is untouched!

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player team span mat inns balls runs wkts bbi ave econ sr 5w 4w

Shoaib Akhtar Pak 1998-2002 68 68 3053 2295 114 6/16 20.13 4.51 26.78 3 1
Waqar Younis Pak 1989-2002 245 243 12029 9314 393 7/36 23.69 4.64 30.60 13 13
AA Donald SA 1991-2002 147 145 7728 5289 248 6/23 21.32 4.10 31.16 2 11

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his SR in ODIs is 30!!!!

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here are the records for test and ODIs combined...guess who is miles on top? :)

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player team span mat inns balls runs wkts bbi bbm ave econ sr 10w 5w

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Waqar Younis Pak 1989-2002 325 387 27252 17472 * 748 * 7/36 13/135 23.35 3.84 * 36.43 * 5 35
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Shoaib Akhtar Pak 1997-2002 89 107 6697 4355 183 6/11 8/118 23.79 3.90 36.59 0 7

B Lee Aust 1999-2002 63 82 6106 4025 159 5/27 8/123 25.31 3.95 38.40 0 5

AA Donald SA 1991-2002 219 274 23247 12633 578 8/71 12/139 21.85 3.26 40.21 3 22

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and this is for ALL fast bowlers in the history of cricket with >100 wkts and 50 matches

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The record in ODI for ALL types of bowlers

This is the ODI record for all types of bowlers...not just pace..

type of match: One-Day Internationals
qualifications: wickets taken >= 100; matches played >= 50
sorted by: bowling strike rate --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
qualification: 2000 balls
qualification: 75 wkts

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player team span mat inns balls runs wkts bbi ave econ sr 5w 4w

Shoaib Akhtar Pak 1998-2002 68 68 3053 2295 114 6/16 20.13 4.51 26.78 3 1

Saqlain Mushtaq Pak 1995-2002 156 152 8131 5793 271 5/20 21.37 4.27 30.00 6 10

Waqar Younis Pak 1989-2002 245 243 12029 9314 393 7/36 23.69 4.64 30.60 13 13

AA Donald SA 1991-2002 147 145 7728 5289 248 6/23 21.32 4.10 31.16 2 11

C Pringle NZ 1990-1995 64 64 3314 2459 103 5/45 23.87 4.45 32.17 1 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

AB Agarkar Ind 1998-2002 100 100 5146 4379 154 4/25 28.43 5.10 33.41 0 7

Abdul Razzaq Pak 1996-2002 111 110 5116 3748 150 6/35 24.98 4.39 34.10 3 4

DW Fleming Aust 1994-2001 88 88 4619 3402 134 5/36 25.38 4.41 34.47 1 4

DK Lillee Aust 1972-1983 63 63 3593 2145 103 5/34 20.82 3.58 34.88 1 5

GD McGrath Aust 1993-2002 159 158 8512 5557 244 5/14 22.77 3.91 34.88 4 7

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Yes, Waqar had the GREATEST PEAK of all time. As a bowler he is below Akram and Ambrose if you take there careers throughout, and not an isolated time period where that man Younis was more like a God amongst men.

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He became very famous on the English county cirucit as the "toe crusher", for his fast yorker which used to give many batsmen a very sore toe. Also around the county scene the batsmen who used to get out to his yorker use to say that they got "Waqared". That is some tribute to his ability at his peak.

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Great job Asif.
He is one of the best indeed.
Master of reverse swing yoker.
I haven't seen any better bowler blow the stumps off the batsman like Waqar has done in the past 13 years.

I remember in the very first match against India where Tendulkur also made his debut, he bowled an unexpected bounce on the slow pitch of Pakistan and that surprised Tendulkur and end up breaking his fingers.

That was a great site to watch!

His peek was the best to watch.

He is kind of like Richards of bowling. At his best he could knock out any of the oppostion batsman.

He may not hold records like Wasim but he is almost equalent to Wasim's greatness.