Pakistan Cricket Legends

[ghazi52]

From 1980 to 89, 27 batters scored 2000+ runs averaging 35 or more against regular teams in Tests.

Javed Miandad scored 5097 runs in this period averaging 55.4. He had the best average for any batter in the whole decade.

Javed Miandad spent joint most 120 Months in Top 10 rankings in that period along with Viv Richards. Javed was no 1 for 14 months.

If we consider those games where atleast 2 bowlers were part of the attack with less than 30 avg & min 50 wickets Vs Regular teams, Miandad scored 1958 runs against these bowling attacks. He averaged 46.6 against them which was 5th best in the period as well.

Miandad had second best average in won matches in the decade only behind Chappell with .21. He averaged 78.26 in won games scoring 1487 runs while Chappell averaged 78.47.

-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)
-World Cup Winner 1992
-Wisden Cricketer of Year 1982
-The famous last ball six in Sharjah.
One of the Greatest of this game. Happy Birthday Legend.

 

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Wazir Mohammad (1929-)

Wazir Mohammad, at 94 years old, is the oldest living Pakistani batsman. He was considered a rather unexciting player to watch. His highest score was 189 against West Indies in 1957.

an interesting anecdote about him: When he was about to go out to bat, he noticed a stretcher lying behind the sight screen. It must have been quite nerve-wracking to prepare to face the world's fastest bowlers and then see a stretcher!

Once, while playing in Karachi, he batted for hours without scoring many runs. Someone from the crowd shouted, “ Wazir, Wazir Run Na Bun'ne Paye “

Recently, I received a message from Hanif's son, Shoaib (from New Zealand), expressing his desire to meet me and hear the stories that I may have to share. He mentioned that he is writing a book about his father.
June 20th, 2024

Written by Ashfaq Ahmed but I have to edit it altogether.
Haroon Malik.

 

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The players of Pakistani cricket team who toured #England in 1978

 

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1971, London.

 

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1978

 

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[onlinpunit]

Loved Saeed Anwar.. there was a phase of many years in the 90s where Saeed Anwar, Brian Lara, Tendulkar, and Mark Waugh were absolutely killing it.

Hon'ble mention - Inzy Bhai, but I thin khe was a notch lower than those guys

Inzy was much better than saeed anwar !! Which world u were living in !

 

[Sharma Ji]

Inzy was much better than saeed anwar !! Which world u were living in !

I preferred Anwar, very elegant lefty.

 

[onlinpunit]

I preferred Anwar, very elegant lefty.

He was good. But inzy was a beast..Elegant laziness.

 

[Sharma Ji]

He was good. But inzy was a beast..Elegant laziness.

Haan, ye to hai.. languid ease, neend me bhi he'll flick you for 4.. and a beast of a man for power hits.

Anwar was my favorite, though.. ekdum Lara type. Him and Amir Sohail, zabardast salami balleybaaz jodi.

sahi banda hai, Injy .. molvi style ho gaya hai:

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Anwar too, but his story is very tragic, lost his kid and turned to god in a big way.

 

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Before the start of the Test series between Australia and Pakistan in 1976-77, Dennis Lillee said he would bounce out Majid Khan and take off Majid's famous floppy hat.

During the Sydney Test Lillee did what he stated and Majid gifted the hat to Lillee. It was all about a healthy competition and all done in a sporting manner.

Pakistan won the Test and left Australia with their heads high by levelling the series against the best team, who nailed West Indies and England previously, in world cricket.