Test wickets
373
ODI wickets
416
Test strike rate
43.4
Five-wicket hauls
22
Test matches
87
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29 | |
| 1991 | 56 | |
| 1992 | 22 | |
| 1993 | 40 | |
| 1994 | 27 | |
| 1995 | 35 | |
| 1996 | 30 | |
| 1997 | 25 | |
| 1998 | 28 | |
| 1999 | 26 | |
| 2000 | 20 | |
| 2001 | 18 | |
| 2002 | 12 | |
| 2003 | 5 |
Data sources
- ICC
- ESPNcricinfo
- Wisden
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Waqar Younis ranks #35 in Cricket
Waqar Younis ranks #35 in Cricket and #536 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.8/100.
The verified career covers 1989–2003 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Test wickets 373, ODI wickets 416, Test strike rate 43.4, Five-wicket hauls 22.
Nearest context: ahead Alastair Cook (89.9); behind Jacques Kallis (89.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Waqar Younis GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
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Waqar Younis — frequently asked
- Is Waqar Younis the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Waqar Younis ranks #35 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 89.8/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Waqar Younis's GOAT Score?
- 89.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Waqar Younis rank all time?
- #536 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #35 in Cricket.
- Waqar Younis vs Alastair Cook: who ranks higher?
- Alastair Cook ranks higher at 89.9 versus Waqar Younis at 89.8, a margin of 0.1 points.