[VIDEO] Are these two deliveries the fastest deliveries Waqar Younis ever bowled?

[Savak]

I am pretty sure that this second delivery to Simmons must have been the fastest of his entire career, Simmons was just so damn late on it

 

[Proactive_]

90's ODI cricket. Man. Pak-SA-WI Tri Series, great teams, great players, great enthralling cricket in every match. Compare this to the garbage ODI scene we have these days outside of the ICC Tournaments.

 

[Justcrazy]

Do not know the speed , but was incredible ball , most batters would be cleaned up with that.

 

[in_cutter]

It was more the late swing that beat Simmons. There is no doubt though that those two deliveries were swift. Can't say for sure if they were his fastest.

Have watched this vid many many times. Love it.

 

[todfod 11]

Look at tge crowd and the atmosphere. My blood boils seeing empty stands in places like UAE, west indies and now even sri lanka had empty stands. It seems impossible revive that 90s magic now.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

 

[Monsee]

The last ball (at end of video) to get Greenidge out seemed even faster:

 

[Monsee]

And this video has almost all of his good/excellent deliveries all in one:

 

[waleed88]

Definitely crossing the 150kph barrier, you can see by the effort Waqar put in the replay, it has to be atleast 150kph for it to swing like that... the more speed and revs are on the ball, the more it will tail in...

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

People who've seen Waqar in his absolute pomp always testify that he comes in the top 3 fastest bowlers of all time.

 

[Monsee]

I have narrated this story before, in 1989-90 (I think) my elder brother went to see Pak play at Qaddafi stadium, they (brother and his friends) sat sideways to the wicket so he could see the ball travel from one end to the other.

In 1989-90, Akram was at the top of his game and probably bowling as fast as ever and Waqar was barely a year or two in to his career. In my brother's words, they were able to see all the deliveries from Akram travelling after pitching and up to the batsman or the keeper (if left by batsman). But he said every time Waqar bowled, the ball was a blur, not visible at all, such was the difference in the pace of the two!

At his fastest, I recokn Imran in 1982-83 bowled at 90-95 MPH and Waqar had to be quite close to hitting the 100 MPH mark (because he was definitely quicker than Imran) before he had the first stress fracture in 1992 (I think)!

 

[Last Monetarist]

Shame how injuries ruined him after 1997, absolute peach of a bowler. He would have been the greatest of all time if he had maintained that peak. After 1997 and that stress fracture he suffered while toiling away for Glamorgan, he was a mere shell of the bowler he was pre-injury. Relied on pure seam and swing afterwards but his style of bowling was always high risk as he strove to pitch the ball up to get late swing, which meant that he was prone to bowling the odd loose ball every over. Still an absolute privilege watching him bowl even during those late years when the embers were flickering in the grate.

 

[Junaids]

People who've seen Waqar in his absolute pomp always testify that he comes in the top 3 fastest bowlers of all time.

Fastest three that I have ever seen were Thomson, Clarke (when chucking) and Waqar, with Shoaib not far behind.

I watched a lot of Waqar playing for Surrey at The Oval in 1991. The game against Aaqib's Hampshire, he took five wickets in both innings and was lightning fast. Much quicker than in this footage - it was just before his spinal fractures.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Shame how injuries ruined him after 1997, absolute peach of a bowler. He would have been the greatest of all time if he had maintained that peak. After 1997 and that stress fracture he suffered while toiling away for Glamorgan, he was a mere shell of the bowler he was pre-injury. Relied on pure seam and swing afterwards but his style of bowling was always high risk as he strove to pitch the ball up to get late swing, which meant that he was prone to bowling the odd loose ball every over. Still an absolute privilege watching him bowl even during those late years when the embers were flickering in the grate.

Waqar blames himself for playing too much FC cricket and rightly so. He said back then they didn't really have any understanding of taking care of their body.

 

[Leo23]

kohli would whip all those deliveries to the boundary

it was good bowling no doubt but the batting was terrible and they made it look faster than it was

modern batsmen have certainly improved at playing bowling at higher speeds thanks to bowling machines and improved training practices

 

[babajee]

kohli would whip all those deliveries to the boundary

it was good bowling no doubt but the batting was terrible and they made it look faster than it was

modern batsmen have certainly improved at playing bowling at higher speeds thanks to bowling machines and improved training practices

what wouldn't kohli do

 

[Leo23]

what wouldn't kohli do ����

waqar was a minnow basher and master of tailenders. check his record against the best sides and against the best batsmen

he was not close to wasim and imran.

 

[Abdullah719]

waqar was a minnow basher and master of tailenders. check his record against the best sides and against the best batsmen

he was not close to wasim and imran.

He wasn't the same type of bowler after his injuries but there is no way he was exclusively feasting on weak batsmen or tailenders. You don't finish with almost 800 international wickets at an average of 23 by being a minnow-basher.

 

[mak36]

waqar was a minnow basher and master of tailenders. check his record against the best sides and against the best batsmen

he was not close to wasim and imran.

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You do talk some nonsense.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

He wasn't the same type of bowler after his injuries but there is no way he was exclusively feasting on weak batsmen or tailenders. You don't finish with almost 800 international wickets at an average of 23 by being a minnow-basher.

Rehnay do. Kya kar rahay ho.

 

[sshakir411]

Alec Stewart claimed that Waqar was the quickest he played...and by the quickest he means in the air and not off the pitch. He was a natural athlete...his run up was so sublime..I'd say the best I've seen.

 

[Poutine]

kohli would whip all those deliveries to the boundary

it was good bowling no doubt but the batting was terrible and they made it look faster than it was

modern batsmen have certainly improved at playing bowling at higher speeds thanks to bowling machines and improved training practices

Are you deliberately trolling and trying to make Kohli/ his fans look bad? or were you actually being serious?

 

[Saj]

What a bowler. And some people compare some of the modern day kids who have been around 5 minutes with this legend.

 

[PakHammer]

Great bowler, yeah he was never the same bowler after the injuries but he was a very intelligent bowler after the injuries. Pre injury-he used his pace and aggression and Post injury-he used his skills and brains.

 

[Bewal Express]

Sadly Waqar wasnt the same freak of nature as he was before the injury. He had his moments but he just wasnt the same threat as he was before.

 

[Pete Rose]

the fastest on that tri-series was a ball to lara.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Probably the cricketer whose YouTube videos I enjoy the most apart from Viv

 

[Leo23]

Are you deliberately trolling and trying to make Kohli/ his fans look bad? or were you actually being serious?

no i genuinely don't rate waqar highly. his stats reflect a career where he thrived on weaker batting lineups and tailenders

his record against australia,south africa and india are mediocre at best. now pls don't give me excuses and how stats don't reflect bla bla bla

waqar was a very good bowler but not a great bowler. it is very annoying when people put him on the same level as wasim and imran who were true legendary bowlers

 

[Junaids]

no i genuinely don't rate waqar highly. his stats reflect a career where he thrived on weaker batting lineups and tailenders

his record against australia,south africa and india are mediocre at best. now pls don't give me excuses and how stats don't reflect bla bla bla

waqar was a very good bowler but not a great bowler. it is very annoying when people put him on the same level as wasim and imran who were true legendary bowlers

So what?

India, Australia and England were minnows.

The top two teams apart from Pakistan were the West Indies and South Africa.

 

[Leo23]

So what?

India, Australia and England were minnows.

The top two teams apart from Pakistan were the West Indies and South Africa.

so he failed against minnow teams when the conditions weren't suited to his bowling? what an atg!

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

Didn't he almost ended Tendy's career with a bouncer in his very first game?

 

[Leo23]

Didn't he almost ended Tendy's career with a bouncer in his very first game?

he actually yorked him for a duck. it was debut for both.

but the rest is history.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

he actually yorked him for a duck. it was debut for both.

but the rest is history.

Who knows man but maybe Tendy's leg shook for decades due to that one delivery.

We will never know

 

[Leo23]

Who knows man but maybe Tendy's leg shook for decades due to that one delivery.

We will never know

still had twice the career waqar did

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

still had twice the career waqar did

I don't see Tendu taking 800 odd international wickets @ 23 a piece.....How did he had twice the career ??

 

[Leo23]

I don't see Tendu taking 800 odd international wickets @ 23 a piece.....How did he had twice the career ??

do you think i will waste time trying to argue with someone who thinks that sachin didn't have a much better career than waqar?

biasedness ki bhi koi hadd hoti hai

waqar is nowhere near sachin in terms of achievements and legacy. he holds more records than any individual cricketer in history and is probably the most influential and iconic player ever. waqar is nothing compared to him and even he would not put himself in the same league as sachin

 

[Asif khan]

They were not even close to the fastest 2 deliveries Waqar bowled. You really had to see Waqar bowling for Surrey in 1991 before his first stress fracture to believe how fast he was. Think Brazilian Ronaldo before his serious injury - Waqar was was the fast bowling equivalent.

 

[Savak]

They were not even close to the fastest 2 deliveries Waqar bowled. You really had to see Waqar bowling for Surrey in 1991 before his first stress fracture to believe how fast he was. Think Brazilian Ronaldo before his serious injury - Waqar was was the fast bowling equivalent.

Why are there no videos of Waqar in Surrey in 1991?

 

[Ahmad Shah]

kohli would whip all those deliveries to the boundary

it was good bowling no doubt but the batting was terrible and they made it look faster than it was

modern batsmen have certainly improved at playing bowling at higher speeds thanks to bowling machines and improved training practices

i totally agree with u
waqar is over rated
real legend was venkatesh prasad
ufff what a frightening pace he had
i use to get scare while watching his 72mph thunder bolts
i feel bad for his opponents

waqar was pathetic infront of parbharkar and prasad

 

[Asif khan]

Why are there no videos of Waqar in Surrey in 1991?

I don't know, I used to watch them live and Alec Stewart (the keeper) used to stand a mile back. He was as unplayable as a fast bowler I have ever seen, the batsmen did not have a prayer.

 

[Monsee]

Kohli would whip them all, LOL, same legend who gets out twice in two balls in an ODI against Amir, who was merely swinging it...same Amir no one ever say is in the same league as most good bowlers let alone the one who terrorised batsmen the world over and got a term coined just for one his trade mark dismissals i.e. 'Waqar-ed'!