International Records
Waqar is the only bowler to have taken 5 wicket hauls in 3 consecutive ODIs. He has taken 4+ wickets on 27 occasions in ODIs, also a record. In terms of balls bowled, he has taken the fastest 50, 300, 350 and 400 wickets in ODI matches and the fastest 150, 200, 250, 300 and 350 wickets in Test matches.
Although primarily a bowler, Waqar scored 1010 Test runs. As of September 2005, Waqar was the only man to pass the thousand run mark without ever scoring a fifty. Recently, he has become a television cricket commentator for Australia's Nine Network.
From March 2006 to January 2007, he served as the bowling coach for Pakistan, but quit after only being asked to coach the squad during the course of the test series against South Africa and not the ODIs
Controversies
In 1989 home series against India, he became involved in an incident with the Indian captain, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who was given out lbw by the umpire off Waqar. Srikkanth appeared unhappy with the decision, and reluctantly walked towards the pavilion. Imran Khan, the then Pakistani captain, invited Srikkanth back to the crease, only to be caught behind off Waqar on the very next delivery.
In July 2000 Waqar was suspended for one game after being found guilty of ball-tampering during the Singer Cup one-day series in Sri Lanka. Waqar, was the first player to be banned for the offence, and was fined 50% of his match fee for lifting the seam off the ball during a game against South Africa in Colombo
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