They called Javed Miandad the streetfighter, the little Pakistani who
revelled in a scrap on the cricket field. He was the man you could look
to when the chips were down. It was an adequate description of part of
Javed's career, but it was a career that went on for a long time and
went through many changes. Indeed, when he first emerged as a promising
leg- spinner in the 1975 World Cup squad few would have realised they
were watching the man who would become one of the most prolific and
reliable batsmen in Test cricket; who would score 280 not out against
India at Hyderabad and 260 at the Oval in 1987. For Javed, the batsman,
knew all the angles in both senses of the term. He would not be phased
by bowlers or situation. He knew there was always more time to bat than
one would think. He proved that time and again in ODIs, never more so
than in the 1992 semi-final when he blocked his way through half the
innings and built a platform for the final assault by Inzamam. It was
this tactical sense that got him chosen for every World Cup from 1975 to
1995 and made him the regular deputy as captain when Imran Khan took a
series off. Javed inherited the captaincy when Imran retired after the
1992 World Cup win, although, in the way of Pakistan cricket, he did not
keep it long. Javed had three brothers who also played first class
cricket and he played with both Sussex and Glamorgan in the U.K. County
Championship. (Bob Harragan)

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This image of Javed Miandad playing for Pakistan was taken in 2nd. July 1992 by George Herringshaw. ©
Javed Miandad's performance in Test matches.
Opponent Matches inn NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Australia 25 40 2 1797 211 47.28 6 7 1 1
England 22 32 6 1329 260 51.11 1 9 20 –
India 28 39 6 2228 280* 67.51 5 14 18 –
New Zealand 18 29 5 1919 169 52.25 7 6 20 –
Sri Lanka 12 16 2 882 203* 41.57 1 2 11 –
West Indies 16 28 0 834 114 29.78 1 2 11 –
Zimbabwe 3 5 0 143 70 28.60 0 1 0 –
Total 124 189 21 8832 280* 52.57 23 43 93 1