Happy Birthday Miandad: Tributes pour in as Pakistan’s greatest cricketer turns 66
The iconic batsman has represented the Pakistan cricket team from 1975-1996.
Happy Birthday Miandad trends on social media as Pakistan’s greatest cricketer turns 66!
Former Pakistan Great Javed Miandad is celebrating his 66th birthday on June 12, and his fans extended their tribute to the hero of many cricketing occasions. We are unlikely to see another of his kind.
Miandad made his international cricket debut in 1975 against West Indies at the age of 18.
During his career, he scored 16,213 international runs with 31 centuries in 357 matches.
In a 402-match first-class career from 1973-74 to 1993-94, Miandad scored 28,663 runs at an average of over 53 with 80 centuries and 139 half-centuries.
Miandad played in the 1975 World Cup as an 18-year-old and then went on to participate in five more World Cups, winning the 1992 event in Australia under Imran Khan.
He is the only player that appeared in six ODI World Cups and also lifted the trophy in 1992.
Miandad in his career scored 1,083 runs at an average of over 43 in 33 World Cup matches,
Miandad scored a century (163) on their Test debut in Lahore in the first Test against New Zealand in 1976 and then scored the first of his six double-centuries (206) in the third Test in Karachi.
Javed Miandad in his 100th Test in Lahore in 1989, Miandad scored 145 to become only the second batter (the other being Gordon Greenidge) to score centuries in debut and 100th Test.
In Test matches, Miandad scored over 1,000 runs against Australia (1,797 in 25 Tests), England (1,329 in 22 Tests), India (2,228 in 28 Tests), and New Zealand (1,919 in 18 Tests).
While in ODIs, he scored over 1,000 runs against Australia (1,019 in 35 matches), India (1,175 in 35 matches), Sri Lanka (1,141 in 35 matches), and West Indies (1,930 in 64 matches).
Besides scoring many crucial runs for the Pakistan team, Javed will always be remembered by the cricket fans for one knock where he crushed Chetan Sharma with a last-ball six, leading Pakistan to victory in the final of the Austral-Asia Cup in Sharjah in 1986.
#OnThisDay in 1957. Javed Miandad was born in Karachi. He made 163 in his 1st Test innings & is one of only 2 men to have a Test average that never dropped under 50. He scored 206 in his 4th Test innings & made 6 double-hundreds. He also hit the most famous 6 in history #Cricket pic.twitter.com/Z0YEC9OpPm
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) June 12, 2023
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and cricket fans took to Twitter to pay tribute to Miandad as he celebrates his 66th birthday today.
🔴 8,832 Test runs
⚪ 7,381 ODI runs
🏆 1992 @cricketworldcup winner
👦 Youngest player to score a Test double ton
🥇 Holds the record for most consecutive ODI fifties (nine)
🌟 Member of the PCB Hall of FameHappy birthday to legendary batter Javed Miandad! 🎂 pic.twitter.com/fBqyMfptVa
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) June 12, 2023
A remarkable 2️⃣1️⃣1️⃣ against Australia in Karachi in 1988 💫
🎥 On Javed Miandad's birthday, let's recall one of his six Test double centuries 💯💯
Scorecard: https://t.co/EQC106n5Ge#FromThePCBArchives pic.twitter.com/IRoY1Qg3vt
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) June 12, 2023
An iconic cricketing personality has a very special message for @Javed__Miandad on his 66th birthday. pic.twitter.com/CIP8wCerLj
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) June 12, 2023
Please see how legendary West Indian Vivian Richards not running out Javed Miandad of Pakistan because the bowl came off his pad.
Winning is not everything. Character is more important. #MondayMotivaton #Cricket pic.twitter.com/tKDP25SSac
— Manoj Kumar (@manoj_naandi) June 12, 2023
Happy Birthday Javed Miandad
Only player to have 50+ average throughout his test career (min 100 Tests)
The 4th most run scorer for Pakistan in INT'L Cricket (16213)
First to play 6 World Cups
World Cup Winner 1992
Wisden Cricketer of Year 1982Funny toopic.twitter.com/SHX5wpSFcJ
— Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom) June 12, 2023
💯 The youngest man to score a Test double-ton
🏆 Appeared in six ODI World Cups, lifting the trophy in 1992Javed Miandad, 66 today, a true Pakistan great 🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/c4zr4DrgfG
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) June 12, 2023
Javed Miandad Turns 66. Adelaide 1976. Bowling Spin pic.twitter.com/cnURaCD9lu
— Arslan Majid (@ArslanMCL1) June 12, 2023
Happy birthday to one of the greatest batsman ever produced by Pakistan, legendary Javed Miandad.Very humble, down to earth. May Allah Give you a long life with good health Aameen pic.twitter.com/QxOMxNAkFE
— Mirza Iqbal Baig (@mirzaiqbal80) June 12, 2023
Javed Miandad was formally inducted into the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Hall of Fame last year.
PCB Chief Executive Faisal Hasnain presented a commemorative cap and plaque to the former Pakistan cricketer and batting legend Miandad on March 22, 2022.
