Pakistan’s all-time Test XI

4. Javed Miandad:

Javed Miandad used to be the best Pakistani batsman, statistically, in the business before Younis Khan broke all his records one after the other. His 8832 runs came at an astonishing average of 52.57 (both now the second highest for a Pakistani).

He was the most seasoned campaigner, having appeared in 124 matches, the most in Pakistan’s history, about 31% of its total matches. Miandad’s 23 hundreds, 43 fifties, and the best score of 280* speak volumes of his temperament and solidity as a batsman, and hence make him an important cog in the wheel in the strong middle order.