KARACHI: Legendary cricketer and Pakistan’s most finest batsmen Javed Minadad is celebrating his 58 birthday today (Friday).
Javed made his Test debut against New Zealand at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on 9 October 1976.[1] 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.
While in his fourth appearance for Pakistan, he broke the record of George Headley to become youngest ever to score a double century in international cricket.
Pakistan first Test captain, Abdul Hafeez Kardar, when saw the Miandad during 70s, predicted famously about him: “the find of the decade.”
He is one of only two men (England’s Herbert Sutcliffe is the other) to have a Test average that never dropped below 50.
Miandad is widely known for – his historic last ball big sixer against India in 1986, when 4 runs were required to win – winning an international game in that fashion for the first time.
Former skipper also played in a record six World Cups. In 1992 he was the member of winning squad of Pakistan.
Former Coach of Pakistan team made his One Day International debut against the West Indies at Edgbaston, Birmingham in the 1975 Cricket World Cup. His last ODI was also a World Cup match.
In 1992, Miandad was decorated by the President of Pakistan with the Sitara-i-Imtiaz, the third highest honor bestowed by Pakistan.
