Mayhem, Madness, Miandad!

There was never a dull moment on the cricket field when Javed Miandad was around. The feisty Pakistan batsman was a consummate competitor whose edge has often lent spice to the proceedings. This quiz is a sampler of some Miandad madness.

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On Mar 4, 2018

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Miandad earned a popular nickname that he shared with a video game. He was often called ‘The Karachi ______’.

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One of his greatest moments on field was dispatching Chetan Sharma for a six with four needed to win off the last ball. What was the name of the 1986 tournament where this transpired?

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Wisden Almanack described it as ‘one of the most undignified incidents in test history’ when in 1981 Miandad & Lillee almost came to blows. What was the venue?

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“As far as I was concerned Cricket was and I was at war whenever I played.” is perhaps the most quoted line from his autobiography. What is it titled?

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An Irish band with a very Cricket centric name once recorded a tribute song called ‘Meeting Mr Miandad’. What were the band called?

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Miandad had three stints as Pakistan’s coach. After his first stint he resigned quite dramatically just ahead of the 1999 World Cup. How did he inform PCB of the decision?

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