Javed Miandad

Profession: Cricketer

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Biography: Javed Miandad is a Pakistani cricketer and coach, regarded as one of the finest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is renowned for his unconventional style both in terms of play and leadership, having also served as captain of the Pakistan team.

Since his playing career, Miandad has served several times as coach of the Pakistan national team as well as serving on the Pakistan Cricket Board. He was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2009.

Born: June 12, 1957
Birthplace: Karachi, Pakistan
Age: 67 years old

Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Gemini

Historical Events

1975-06-11 One-day international cricket debut of Javed Miandad aged 17 yrs 364 days
1976-10-09 Test Cricket debut of Javed Miandad (Pakistan), scores 163 on 1st day
1976-10-31 Pakistani cricketer Javed Miandad scores 206 v NZ, aged 19 yrs 141 days (29 fours 1 six)
1981-11-16 Dennis Lillee kicks Javed Miandad after he had waved his bat at Dennis
1983-01-15 Javed Miandad & Mudassar Nazar make 451 stand v India
1984-11-29 Javed Miandad completes twin Test Cricket tons, v NZ, Hyderabad
1985-10-21 Qasim Omar (206) & Javed Miandad (203*) make 397 stand v SL
1987-08-07 Javed Miandad becomes first to score 6,000 Test runs for Pakistan as he cracks 260 in drawn 5th Test v England at The Oval
1988-09-16 Javed Miandad completes 211, his 5th Test Cricket double, v Australia
1988-09-28 Javed Miandad scores his 19th Test Cricket century (v Aus, Faisalabad)
1989-02-25 Javed Miandad scores 271 v NZ at Eden Park
1996-03-09 Javed Miandad's last international in Pakistan's Cricket World Cup Quarter Final loss to India