Waqar Younis included in ICC Hall of Fame

Waqar received his commemorative cap from International Cricket Council Chief Executive David Richardson

Waqar Younis has recently been included in ICC Hall of Fame. He was officially inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame before the start of the first Twenty20 International between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai Sports City on Wednesday (December 11).

Waqar received his commemorative cap from International Cricket Council Chief Executive David Richardson in front of a large and appreciative crowd. He now becomes the 70th male member and fifth Pakistani after Hanif Mohammad, Imran Khan, Javed Miandad and Wasim Akram to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

The former captain of Pakistan team and fast bowler, nicknamed 'The Burewala Express', is famously known as one half of 'The Two Ws' - a moniker for the fast bowling pair of Wasim Akram and Waqar

The 42-year-old, born in Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan, is a famed exponent of reverse swing - he claimed 373 wickets from 87 Tests and 416 scalps from 262 One-Day Internationals.

Waqar's Test figures bear ample testimony to his brilliance -- he registered 22 hauls of five wickets or more in an innings, and, on five occasions, took 10 wickets or more in a match. He also boasted the best strike-rate of any bowler with more than 200 wickets in Tests during his playing days -- a record only recently beaten by Dale Steyn.


His best bowling performance in a Test came almost 20 years ago, when he registered match figures of 13-135 against Zimbabwe in first Test in Karachi, having taken 7-91 and 6-44.

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