Five bowlers and their favourite wicket-taking grounds

#2 Waqar Younis – 114 wickets at Sharjah Cricket Stadium

Waqar Younis was a formidable bowler at his peak

The golden era in the history of Pakistan cricket was the 90s when the most lethal pair of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis dominated world cricket with their swing bowling. The latter was popular for his pace with the new ball and the command over the variations with the older ball to trouble the opposition batting unit.

The sight of Waqar steaming in at his very best still gives nightmares to many world class opening batsmen. Such was the demeanour of the seamer that he emerged as the second leading wicket taker for Pakistan in the shorter format of the game.

Sharjah has been a happy hunting ground for Waqar as he picked up 114 wickets at the venue in the 61 matches he’s featured with an average of 20. He accounted for his best figures at this stadium with a match winning five-wicket haul against Sri Lanka in 1990.

He scalped six wickets for 26 runs in his spell of 10 overs to give Pakistan a comfortable victory.