Few sights in the history of cricket match the raw, terrifying theater of a young Waqar Younis charging in from the pavilion end. #vintagecricket #cricket #icc Between 1989 and 1994, before a succession of back stress fractures forced him to shorten his run-up, "Wiki" wasn't just fast—he was a force of nature that permanently altered the physics of fast bowling. Discovered out of nowhere by Imran Khan after a single televised domestic match, the teenage sensation from Burewala brought a radical, aggressive blueprint to the international crease.While classical coaching manuals taught bowlers to deliver the ball from close to the stumps with a high, upright action, the young Waqar threw the rulebook out. The Extreme Angle: He delivered the ball from wide of the crease, utilizing a distinct side-on chesty action and a low, whippy release point. The Physics of the Banana Swing: This unique angle, combined with immense shoulder power and a hyper-extended wrist release, allowed him to late-swing the ball at speeds exceeding 90 mph (145 km/h). The Destruction: The ball would start wide of off-stump, lulling the batsman into thinking it was safe to leave, before violently shape-shifting mid-air to smash into the base of leg stump
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It honestly makes me laugh when today's kids watch a few T20s and dare to compare Bumrah with Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram. Bumrah is good for the modern era, but the Two Ws were an absolute nightmare. Waqar didn't need slow balls or variations—he crushed toes and shattered stumps at 95mph with pure, terrifying reverse swing on absolute highways. Before comparing modern T20 bowlers to the Kings of Swing, do yourself a favor and watch some 90s tape. There will never be another Burewala Express.
WY was a beast in early 90s with dangerous pace
No one has ever swing the ball like waqar on flat sharjah tracks
Kapil paji KO khatarnaak swing karwayi hai Bhai amazing ❤❤❤❤❤
اگر سنا دوں اپنی جوانی کے قصے تو آج کل کے لونڈے پاؤں دبانے لگ جائیں ❤
What a bowler wa waqar YouNus 😮
The ball to Kapil dev was really unplayable. ❤
Swing in air
❤❤❤Legend of all legends Sir Waqar Younis
Waqar the legendary bowler ❤
so nice
Waqar second ball, and Saleem yousuf last catch was amazing.
Kapildev. Magic not allowed 😮
This was the golden period of Pakistan cricket similar to the West Indies team of the 70s and 80s.
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In those days you just had to bowl wicket to wicket and Indian batsmen were back in the pavilion
April 1990 match
Kapil dev be like : Bhai, itni tezz nh daalni
Kapil Paajee naraz hogae they 😂
Bowlers use ground to Swing but waqar uses air 😂😂😂