Waqar Younis the sultan of swing

 

Waqar Younis alongwith his bowling partner Wasim Akram were known as the Sultan's of Swing. Waqar Younis was renowned to bowl inswing, outswing, off cutters and leg cutters and yorkers at will all at very high speeds. Waqar Younis used to bowl reverse swinging toe crushing yorkers which used to prove deadly and unplayable deliveries to not only tail enders but also to world class batsmen.

Both Wasim and Waqar used to win matches against the opposition which Pakistan were sure to lose only for Wasim and Waqar to bowl the opposition out and rescuing Pakistan by winning the matches for them in such tight situations. Wasim Akram was known to get the top order out regularly while Waqar Younis was known to get middle order and tailenders out regularly with his pace and reverse swing. Wasim Akram was known to get the batsmen out with new ball while Waqar Younis was expert with the old ball reverse swinging the old ball at high pace to bamboozle the batsmen. 

Waqar Younis took 373 test wickets and 416 ODI wickets to become one of the top wicket takers for Pakistan in their international cricket history. One regret Waqar Younis will always have throughout his career will be that he never was in the winning team for Pakistan in any ICC event or ICC tournament. He missed the 1992 World Cup with injury which ironically Pakistan won under Imran Khan's captaincy. 

Waqar Younis after his retirement after the 2003 World Cup in South Africa a tournament in which he was captain became coach of the Pakistani cricket team several times. He is currently the bowling coach of the Pakistan cricket team.