Pakistan’s all-time Test XI

10. Waqar Younis:

Although he almost always played under Wasim Akram’s shadows, Waqar Younis is the second highest wicket-taker for Pakistan with 373 victims. For bowlers with over 100 wickets in Tests, his unreal strike rate of 43.4 is the third highest ever. His average of 23.5 exemplifies his ability to pick wickets regularly and at a miserly rate.

He also has the joint second highest number of ten-wicket hauls for a Pakistani- 5 and the third most number of fifers- 22. He is one of the most skillful bowlers around, with his ability to swing the ball both ways as well as generate reverse swing. His numbers coupled with his skill make him hard to ignore.