PCB formally inducts Javed Miandad into the Hall of Fame

Karachi: Pakistan cricket’s heartbeat from 1975-1996 and former captain Javed Miandad—who scored 16,213 international runs with 31 centuries in 357 matches—has been formally inducted into the PCB Hall of Fame on Saturday. 

Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Chief Executive Faisal Hasnain presented him with a commemorative cap and plaque. 

Javed Miandad, in a 402-match first-class career from 1973-74 to 1993-94, scored 28,663 runs at an average of over 53 with 80 centuries and 139 half-centuries. 

“I feel humbled and honoured to have been inducted into the PCB Hall of Fame,” said former national captain. 

“It is appropriate that these inductions are taking place when an international cricketer is at the helm of Pakistan cricket affairs as he understands better than anyone else the hard work and sacrifices a cricketer makes to reach to the top pedestal,” he further added.

Miandad played in the 1975 World Cup as an 18-year-old and then went to participate in five more World Cups, winning the 1992 event in Australia under Imran Khan. 

In 33 World Cup matches, Miandad scored 1,083 runs at an average of over 43.

Miandad scored a century (163) on Test debut in Lahore in the first Test against New Zealand in 1976 and then scored first of his six double-centuries (206) in the third Test in Karachi. In his 100th Test in Lahore in 1989, Miandad scored 145 to become only the second batter (other being Gordon Greenidge) to score centuries in debut and 100th Test.

He scored over 1,000 Test 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 he scored over 1,000 ODI 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).