He was member of the side that played India in Delhi in October 1952.
The middle-order batsman hadn’t had the good outing when he came to bat for the first time scoring 8 and 5 in an innings defeat. However he ended the five-Test series as Pakistan's highest run-maker, with 357 runs at an average of 44.62, including three half-centuries.
He went on to play 21 Test matches during the course of a first-class career that spanned more than a decade and a half, from 1948-49 to 1965-66.
The right-handed batsman finished with 1071 runs in 35 Test innings, an average of 31.50, and hit a century and six half-centuries. His first-class average was 35.64.
Waqar also served as a national selector, in spells during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.