JAVED MIANDAD

Javed Miandad – profile, career and stats

Javed Miandad was a former Pakistani cricketer who is considered the greatest batter ever produced by Pakistan and one of the finest batters to ever play the game.

Miandad is famously remembered for his last ball six at Sharjah in 1986 against India when Pakistan only needed four runs to win. That six was the first of its kind as no match had ever ended in that manner.

Javed Miandad also represented Pakistan in the first six Cricket World Cups (1975, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1992 and 1996). He is one of the three cricketers to appear in six World Cups. The others are India’s Sachin Tendulkar and Mithali Raj.

Javed Miandad also played an integral role in the 1992 Cricket World Cup which Pakistan won under the leadership of Imran Khan. It was the first time Pakistan had won a World Cup and to this day, it is the country’s only ODI Cricket World Cup title.

Miandad was the second-highest run-scorer in the 1992 Cricket World Cup with 437 runs at an average of 64 in nine innings. He also scored five fifties. If he had scored 20 more runs then he would have been the leading scorer as New Zealand’s Martin Crowe scored 456 runs just 19 more than Miandad.

In 1976, at 19 years and 140 days, Javed Miandad broke George Headley’s youngest player to hit a double-ton record. Miandad’s record has not been broken even after more than 47 years.

In 1982, Wisden named Miandad as one of its five Cricketers of the Year.

In 2009, Javed Miandad was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.

What is the full name of Javed Miandad?

Mohammad Javed Miandad Khan.

When and where was Javed Miandad born?

June 12, 1957, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

What was Javed Miandad called during his career?

Karachi Streetfighter.

When did Javed Miandad play his first international match?

Javed Miandad played his first ODI in 1975 against West Indies. In 1976, he played his first Test against New Zealand.

When did Javed Miandad play his last international match?

Miandad played his last Test in 1993 against Zimbabwe and in 1996 he played his last ODI against India.

How many Tests did Javed Miandad play and how many runs did he score in them?

Javed Miandad played 124 Tests and scored 8832 runs at an average of 52.57 with the highest score of 280*, 23 hundred and 43 fifties.

How many ODIs did Javed Miandad play and and how many runs did he score in them?

Javed Miandad played 233 ODIs and scored 7381 runs at an average of 41.70 with the highest score of 119* eight hundreds and 50 fifties.

When did Javed Miandad captained Pakistan?

Javed Miandad captained Pakistan from 1980-82, 1985-86, 1988 and 1992-93.

In how many matches did Javed Miandad captained Pakistan?

Miandad captained Pakistan in 34 Tests of which 14 were won, 6 lost and 14 were drawn. As for ODIs, he captained Pakistan in 62 ODIs and won 26, lost 33, 1 was tied and 2 gave no results.

Did Javed Miandad ever bowl?

Miandad used to do leg-spin in his younger years.

Who were the first wickets in Test and ODIs for Miandad?

His first ODI wicket was that of the West Indies legend Clive Lloyd. New Zealand all-rounder Richard Hadlee was his first Test scalp.

Who were the favourite cricketers of Javed Miandad?

Sunil Gavaskar and Sir Viv Richards.

What did Ian Chappell say about Javed Miandad?

“Javed Miandad was the archetypal champion if he's on your side, bastard if he's an opponent. With his skill, perseverance and street-urchin cunning, Javed won grudging respect as one of the finest batsmen in the game.”

What did Sir Viv Richards say about Javed Miandad?

“Imran and Miandad are two of the most patriotic individuals I have met, and I can identify with that. I am quite certain you wouldn't be hearing stories about match-fixing and other bad things if they were at the helm. Both would die for their country."