Waqar Younis Maitla was born at 16 November 1971.He is a former Pakistani right arm fast bowler in cricket and widely regarded as one of the best fast bowlers of all time. To date (2011), he hold the record for the youngest Pakistani Test captain and the third youngest Test captain in history (22 years 15 days).
He was best known in cricket for his ability to reverse swing a cricket ball at high speed . He took 373 Test wickets and 416 One Day International wickets during his career. He is considered to be the best exponent of the swing bowling delivery. Younis has the best strike rate for any bowler with over 200 Test wickets. He worked as a bowling coach with the national side from 2006 to 2007.
Younis was appointed as the coach of the Pakistan cricket team on 3 March 2010.His managerial contract with the Pakistan Cricket Board will take part in all forms of cricket, right up to December 2011, which will include all professional competitions, such as the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
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