Javed Miandad

Miandad was ranked 44th among the best cricketers of all time by the ESPN Legends of Cricket.

He has served as a captain of the Pakistan team.

Mohammad Javed Miandad PP SI (Urdu: ; born 12 June 1957), popularly known as Javed Miandad (Urdu: ), is a Pakistani cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer known for his unconventional style of captaincy and batting.

ESPNcricinfo described him as "the greatest batsman Pakistan has ever produced" and his contemporary Ian Chappell extolled him as one of the finest batsmen in the history of cricket.

Javed Miandad, an ethnic Muhajir, was born on 12 June 1957 in Karachi.

His parents moved from Palanpur, Gujarat, India, where his father, Miandad Noor Mohammad, worked in the police department, posted in cities like Ahmedabad and Baroda, whilst at the same time he was also overseeing the sports clubs in the city for the Nawab.

One of seven children, he has three brothers who played first-class cricket in Pakistan: Anwar Miandad, Sohail Miandad and Bashir Miandad.

His nephew, Faisal Iqbal, was also a Test cricketer.

Pakistan's first Test captain, Abdul Hafeez Kardar, upon seeing Miandad during the 1970s, predicted famously about him: "the find of the decade".

His inclusion in the Pakistan team was itself an achievement.

A formidable batting line-up of Mushtaq Mohammad, Majid Khan, Sadiq Mohammad, Zaheer Abbas, Asif Iqbal and Wasim Raja were hard to break into, but Miandad's raw talent made it possible and he became an integral part of Pakistan's strong batting lineup.

He played for Pakistan in Tests and One-Day Internationals between 1975 and 1996.

Noted for his unique technique and impressive control, Miandad has won accolades and applause from cricket historians as well as contemporaries.

He made his Test debut against New Zealand at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on 9 October 1976.

He scored 163 and 25 not out in that match, and became the youngest batsman to score a century on debut, at the age of 19 years and 119 days; he also took a wicket in the match and Pakistan won the match by six wickets.

In the third match of the same series, he scored a double century by scoring 206 runs at the National Stadium, Karachi.

He broke George Headley's 47-year-old record, and became the youngest player—aged 19 years and 140 days—to score a double-century.

He scored 85 runs in the second innings, failing to accomplish the unique feat of scoring a double-century and a century in a single match.

Miandad was the highest run-scorer of the series, with 504 runs from five innings at an average of 126.00.

His performance ensured Pakistan's victory in the three-match series by 2–0.

During Pakistan's tour to Australia in 1976–77, he played three Tests and scored 148 runs at the average of 29.60.

He also took five wickets in the series, including three wickets for 85 runs at the Adelaide Oval.

In the 1977–78 home series against England, Miandad scored 262 runs at the average of 131.00, including three half-centuries.

His highest score in an innings in the series was 88 runs not out at the Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad.

Miandad scored a Test century in his first match against India at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, during the 1978–79 series between the teams.

With 154 not out in the match, he completed his first 1,000 Test runs at the age of 21 years and 126 days; he took 23 innings and 14 matches to achieve the feat – the second youngest batsman after Kapil Dev to do so.

In the same series, by scoring another century at the National Stadium, he accumulated 357 runs from five innings at the average of 178.50, and ensured Pakistan's victory 2–0.

In the same season, Miandad played three matches in New Zealand, and accumulated 297 runs against them at the average of 99.00.

Being the highest run-scorer of the series, he also scored 160 not out at the Lancaster Park, Christchurch.

During the Pakistan's tour to Australia in the same season, he scored 183 runs at the average of 61.00, including 129 runs not out at the WACA Ground, Perth.

Javed Miandad married Tahira Saigol, daughter of Khalid Saigol and Farida Hayat in 1981.

He has two sons and a daughter.

His son Junaid Miandad is married to Mahrukh Ibrahim, daughter of Dawood Ibrahim, an Indian born mafia kingpin.

Miandad told the press that his son and Ibrahim's daughter met while studying together in the UK.

Miandad is widely known for his historic last-ball six against India in 1986 at Sharjah, when 4 runs were required to win off the final ball, and for his contribution with the bat in Pakistan's victory in the 1992 ICC World Cup.

His towering, last-ball six off Chetan Sharma in 1986 was the first time that an international game had ended in that fashion until then.

After his playing career, Miandad has held key positions in the Pakistan Cricket Board.

He also had three coaching stints with the Pakistan national team.

In 2009, Miandad was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

In 2011, Miandad recorded a na`at for Geo TV; his Sakoon Paya was well received by his fans but he did not subsequently read any more na`at.