No Pakistani cricketer was ever as charismatic and as technically sound as Javed Miandad. Javed Miandad was not only very technically sound but was also known for his exceptional fighting abilities especially against Pakistan's arch rivals India. Javed Miandad in his era was known as the finest Pakistani batsmen ever produced. When Javed Miandad retired from international cricket after the Bangalore World Cup Quarter Final against India in 1996, the entire Indian population thanked God and made huge sigh of relief which shows Javed Miandad's dominance over India.
Javed Miandad made such a huge impact on India that after Miandad's six off the last ball win over India in Sharjah in 1986, Pakistan always started as favourites against India from there on and really dominated India after that six off the bowling of Chetan Sharma by Miandad.
Javed Miandad held the Pakistani record of scoring most runs for Pakistan in test cricket. He scored 8,832 runs in test cricket which was a record for Pakistani batsmen in test cricket until it was beaten by Younis Khan who scored over 10,000 runs in test cricket. Miandad's 23 centuries and 43 fifties were a Pakistani record until it was beaten by Inzamam ul Haq. Javed Miandad scored six double centuries during his test career which is a Pakistani record.
Pakistan recorded their first win in a major tournament in Austral-Asia Cup in 1986 in Sharjah when Javed Miandad played that heroic innings against India in the Final. After that innings Javed Miandad became a national hero.
Javed Miandad also captained Pakistan in test cricket and was also head coach of Pakistan for many years. There has never been a Pakistani cricketer whom the opposition used to fear that he can win a match on his own for Pakistan, only Miandad could do that for Pakistan and that's why he is a Pakistani legend.
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