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Happy Birthday Javed Miandad: A look at former Pakistan cricketer's records - In PICS

In this collections of photos, we will take you through Javed Miandad's top records. 

Captain Miandad

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Captain Miandad

Miandad had led Pakistan in 34 matches, winning 14 of them while losing six.

Sixth highest run-scorer

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Sixth highest run-scorer

He is currently the sixth-highest run-scorer for his country in the 50-over format of the game.  

First cricketer to feature in six WCs

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First cricketer to feature in six WCs

The former Pakistan coach, who was one of the shining light for Pakistan in their World Cup-winning campaign in 1992, became the first cricketer to feature in six editions of the showpiece event.  

Second highest-scorer for Pakistan

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Second highest-scorer for Pakistan

Miandad continues to remain second highest-scorer for Pakistan till date. He also has the best average among those having scored more than 3,000 Test runs.  

Highest run-scorer for the country

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Highest run-scorer for the country

The former Pakistan batsman also retired from the game as the highest run-scorer for the country in Test cricket before being overtaken by Younis Khan.   

Highest run-scorer in the World Cups

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Highest run-scorer in the World Cups

Miandad finished as the highest run-scorer in the World Cups with a total of 1,083 runs from 35 ODIs he played at the prestigious event at an average of 43.32.  

Highest Test Score

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Highest Test Score

Miandad's highest Test score of 280 came against arch-rivals India in 1983 in Hyderabad. It was one of his six double centuries--which is the most scored by any Pakistan batsman.  

Test Cricket

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Test Cricket

The former Pakistan batsman appeared in 124 matches in the longest format of the game, notching up 8,832 runs at an average of 52.57.

ODI career

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ODI career

Miandad's ODI career spanned from 1975 to 1996 in which he appeared in 233 ODIs and scored 7,381 runs at an average of 41.70.  

Maiden Cap

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Maiden Cap

He received his maiden cap for Pakistan in the longest format of the game during a Test match against New Zealand in October 1976.  

International Debut

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International Debut

Miandad made his international debut during Pakistan's One-Day International (ODI) match against West Indies in June 1975.