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Waqar Younis

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Waqar Younis Maitla HI (Punjabi, Urdu: وقار یونس میتلا; born 16 November 1971) is a Pakistani cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer who captained Pakistan national cricket team. A right-arm fast bowler, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all time. He is the former head coach of the Pakistani cricket team. He was a part of the squad which finished as runners-up at the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Waqar Younis is the 82nd most popular cricketer (down from 68th in 2024), the 213th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 196th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Pakistani Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Waqar Younis ranks 82 out of 136. Before her are Jasprit Bumrah, Javagal Srinath, Andy Flower, Suresh Raina, Matthew Hayden, and Courtney Walsh. After her are Hansie Cronje, Kiran More, Gary Kirsten, Brett Lee, Vinod Kambli, and Dinesh Karthik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Waqar Younis ranks 1,305. Before her are Dana Bash, Angela Alsobrooks, Matthew Hayden, Anthony Foxx, Jonathan Clements, and Biplab Kumar Deb. After her are Petra Haden, Ross Rebagliati, Barkha Dutt, Naomi Long, Sophiya Haque, and Sammie Henson.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Waqar Younis ranks 213 out of 217. Before her are Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (1978), Abia Akram (1985), Inzamam-ul-Haq (1970), Muniba Mazari (1987), Mahira Khan (1984), and Asad Qaiser (1969). After her are Arfa Karim (1995), Amjad Sabri (1970), Arshad Nadeem (1997), Babar Azam (1994), Veena Malik (1984), and Laila Haidari (null).

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Among CRICKETERS In Pakistan

Among cricketers born in Pakistan, Waqar Younis ranks 7. Before her are Younis Khan (1975), Usman Khawaja (1986), Wasim Akram (1966), Shahid Afridi (1980), Shoaib Akhtar (1975), and Inzamam-ul-Haq (1970). After her are Babar Azam (1994), Misbah-ul-Haq (1974), Shoaib Malik (1982), Saeed Ajmal (1977), Imran Tahir (1979), and Mohammad Amir (1992).

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