Waqar Younis
Pakistan

Waqar Younis

  • Bowler

Waqar Younis is a cricket player from Pakistan who plays as a bowler. The current team is Pakistan.

  • Date of Birth 16 Nov 1971 (54)
  • Team Pakistan
  • Birthplace Vehari
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About the Player

Waqar Younis is a cricket player from Pakistan. He plays mainly as a bowler. The national team is Pakistan. In the past, he was part of Pakistan national.

The playing role is bowler. The available data covers Test and ODI cricket.

He was born in Vehari in 1971.

The details here come from structured records and are not based on opinion. The role of bowler is a useful guide to how the player fits into a team. This profile brings together the career information that is available for the player. It focuses only on details that are known and confirmed.

Player Details

Country
Pakistan
Role
Bowler
Date of Birth
16 November 1971 (54)
Birthplace
Vehari
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Style and Honours

Playing Style

  • Plays As Bowler

Career Highlights

  • Wisden Cricketer of the Year

    1992

  • Pride of Performance

By the numbers

Career Statistics

Career statistics by format
FormatMatchesInningsWicketsBest BowlingBowling AverageEconomy RateBalls BowledRuns ConcededCatches
Test 2 4 4 3/91 53.00 4.00 318 212 ·
ODI 6 4 7 2/37 25.29 5.87 181 177 3

Statistics Last Updated: 10 July 2026

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