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Pakistani Cricket Team In England In 1992
The Pakistani cricket team toured England in the 1992 English cricket season, the first tour since the acrimonious visit by England cricket team, England to Pakistan in 1987/88, which was highlighted by the Mike Gatting/Shakoor Rana dispute. Five test cricket, Test matches and five One Day Internationals were scheduled, running from May to August. The Test series was won 2–1 by Pakistan, who fielded a consistently strong team led by Javed Miandad and featuring the batting talent of Saleem Malik and the strike bowling partnership of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis as well as the guile of Leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed (cricketer), Mushtaq Ahmed. England's batting was also strong, with Alec Stewart, Graham Gooch and Robin Smith (cricketer), Robin Smith excelling, but they lacked a consistent bowling threat. The Pakistani opening bowlers developed prodigious Reverse swing with the old ball, and ripped through the England tail on numerous occasions. Although the quality of those batsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javed Miandad
Mohammad Javed Miandad PP SI (Urdu: ; born 12 June 1957), popularly known as Javed Miandad (Urdu: ), is a Pakistani cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer known for his unconventional style of captaincy and batting. ESPNcricinfo described him as "the greatest batsman Pakistan has ever produced" and his contemporary Ian Chappell extolled him as one of the finest batsmen in the history of cricket. He played for Pakistan in Tests and One-Day Internationals between 1975 and 1996. Noted for his unique technique and impressive control, Miandad has won accolades and applause from cricket historians as well as contemporaries. Miandad was ranked 44th among the best cricketers of all time by the ESPN Legends of Cricket. He has served as a captain of the Pakistan team. He is widely known for his historic last ball big six against India in 1986 at Sharjah, when 4 runs were required to win, winning an international game in that fashion for the first time, and for his contributi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
