Legends of Pakistan Cricket – Part 5 – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Javed-Miandad-c66580
The legendary Pakistan cricketer, Javed Miandad is one of the batsmen who bowlers from around the world found to be the gutsiest and the toughest to remove from the pitch.
Born on June 12, 1957 in Karachi, Miandad is Pakistan’s leading run scorer in Test cricket and is widely known for his match winning last ball six against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in the final of 1986 Sharjah Cup.
The 54-year-old made his Test debut for Pakistan on October 9, 1976 at the age of 19. His maiden Test appearance was against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 at Lahore, in which he went on to score 163 runs. In his maiden Test series he scored a double century breaking George
Headley’s 47-year-old record to become the youngest player to score a double century in a Test match.
He went on to play 124 Tests for Pakistan and gathered 8832 runs at a remarkable batting average of 52.57. The tally included 23 centuries and 43 half centuries.
From a total of 124 Test appearances, Miandad played 60 at home, gathering 4481 runs which contained 14 centuries and four double centuries. His highest individual score in any Test innings at home is 280.
Outside http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, he played 64 Test matches, compiling a tally of 4351 runs at a batting average of 45 including nine hundreds. His best individual score in overseas conditions is 271.
Miandad debuted in One day International cricket on June 11, 1975 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 at Birmingham. Miandad’s maiden ODI appearance was in a 1975 World Cup match and interestingly his swansong ODI was also a world cup clash, the 1996 World Cup quarterfinal
between India and Pakistan.
During his 21-year-long limited overs cricketing career, Miandad played 233 One Day Internationals and amassed a tally of 7381 runs at an average of 41.70, including eight hundreds and 50 fifties. He is also the first ever cricketer to play in six World
Cups. The Master blaster http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 joined Miandad in the feat with a World Cup appearance this year.
He played key role in Pakistan’s 1992 World Cup win. In the high profile quadrennial tournament, he notched up six centuries, including one each in the semi-final and the final of the esteemed tournament.
After ending his playing career, the legendary batsman coached Pakistan cricket team at various occasions. He also held coveted positions on the Pakistan Cricket Board and is currently serving as the Director of PCB.
As coach of Pakistan cricket team, the veteran led the side to test victories in the 1998-99 Asia Cup in India. He later served the national side as the assistant batting coach. He had three coaching stints with the Pakistan cricket team.
Miandad, who is known for his immense batting talent, knew how to counter different bowlers in different cricketing conditions, home and away. He is reckoned as the master of handling tough situations. When it was quite difficult for the whole team to get
going, it was Miandad who kept going against any quality opposition. Even the critiques of Miandad used to admire his capabilities of handling pressure situations.
To date, Miandad remains a role model for the young batsmen of not only Pakistan but around the globe, on how to build an innings of substance, especially in tough situations.
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