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

Former Pakistan batsman Javed Miandad, who has represented the national side in a total of 357 international matches, was born on this day in 1957. Following his retirement from the game, he has served as the coach of the Pakistan team on several occasions.

 

 

 

 

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Captain Miandad
Captain Miandad

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

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Sixth highest run-scorer
Sixth highest run-scorer

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

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First cricketer to feature in six WCs
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.  

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Second highest-scorer for Pakistan
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.  

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Highest run-scorer for the country
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.   

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Highest run-scorer in the World Cups
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.  

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Highest Test Score
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.  

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Test Cricket
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.

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ODI career
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.  

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Maiden Cap
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.  

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International Debut
International Debut

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





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