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Miandad

British  
/ mɪˈændæd /

noun

  1. Javed (ˈdʒævɪd). born 1957, Pakistani cricketer and coach: a batsman, he played in 124 test matches (1976–93), 34 as captain, scoring 8,832 runs (a Pakistan record)

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However, his 407 runs constituted the second most in a Test series without a score of 80, behind Pakistan great Javed Miandad, who made 421 in India in 1979-80 with a top score of 76.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2024

Pakistan were chasing 216 to win, and Miandad ended up scoring 40 runs in 110 balls.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2023

Miandad says, his voice rising until he is almost shouting.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2020

Dressed in a blue tunic and sitting in a chair, Miandad fires volley after volley, excoriating Khan, his former teammate, over changes to the cricket board, including the appointment of Wasim Khan.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2020

Younis Khan overtakes Javed Miandad to become Pakistan’s all-time leading Test run scorer by fair pummelling the ball over cow corner for six!

From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2015