Javed Miandad participated in six World Cups representing Pakistan. |
Considered one of Pakistan's top cricketers, he emerged from his family's move during the 1947 Partition to Karachi, Pakistan from Ahmedabad, India. |
He commenced his cricket journey at the Muslim Gymkhana in Karachi. |
In local matches, he earned Rs 50 per game. |
With three consecutive sixes in a match, he caught the eye of Abdul Hafeez Kardar. |
The second Pakistani batsman to achieve a century on his test debut was Javed Miandad. |
He holds the record for being the youngest player to register a double century in tests. |
In the 1978-79 India series, he reached 1000 test runs as the second-youngest batsman then. |
Javed captained Pakistan for the first time in the 1979-1980 series against Australia. |
His test career-best score of 280 not out came in the 1982-83 India series. |
He secured a victory for Pakistan with a final-ball six in the 1986 Austral-Asia Cup Final against India. |
Javed Miandad retired as Pakistan's leading test runscorer (8832 runs), later surpassed by Younis Khan. |
He served as the Pakistani national team coach on three different occasions. |
Despite illness, he helped Pakistan win the 1992 World Cup. |
In 20 test matches, he emerged as Pakistan's top runscorer. |
Captaincy of the Pakistan test team was held by him for 34 matches, winning 14 and losing 6. |
In 2022, Javed Miandad was appointed as the brand ambassador for the Pakistan Junior League. |