9. Waqar Younis
Waqar Younis is a right arm fast bowler who played for Pakistan from 1989 to 2003 and is widely regarded as one of the top 10 bowlers of all time. He made his ODI debut against at Sharjah on 14th October 1989 and Test debut against India at Karachi on November 15 1989. Lethal yorker and reverse swing was his chief armour by virtue of which he had troubled the world’s best batsmen of his time. He is widely regarded as the sultan of reverse swing, an art which the Pakistani bowlers have mastered. He pocketed nearly 800 wickets in his international career and occupies the number 9 position in our list of top 10 greatest bowlers of all time.
Career Highlight of Waqar Younis
Matches | Innings | Wickets | Average | Strike Rate | Economy | BBI | 5 Wk | |
Test | 87 | 154 | 373 | 23.56 | 43.4 | 3.25 | 7-76 | 22 |
ODI | 262 | 258 | 416 | 23.84 | 30.5 | 4.68 | 7-36 | 13 |
T20 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 36.20 | 31.2 | 6.96 | 3-21 | 0 |