"Mohammad Javed Miandad", popularly known as "Javed Miandad" (Urdu: ), is a former Pakistani cricketer who played between 1975 and 1996. He is Pakistan's leading run scorer in Test cricket. ESPNcricinfo described him as "the greatest batsman Pakistan has ever produced". He has served as a captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. He is widely known for – his historic last ball big sixer against India in 1986, when 4 runs were required to win – winning an international game in that fashion for the first time.

After his playing career, he has remained the coach of Pakistan cricket team at various occasions, as well as held positions in the Pakistan Cricket Board. He had three coaching stints with the Pakistan national team.

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I told the caller that first they should let me know who had instructed for my presence in the meeting. Was it the Presidency or the Board?

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Normally in such cases even if the President wants someone to be present his staff informs the board to make that person available. And if the board was supposed to do this they have not conveyed anything properly or clearly to me. Which makes me feel that they are not interested in having me present in Islamabad.

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I was not happy even when India didn't play a Test in Karachi last year. But since I was coach of the team and my first duty was towards the performance of the team and the series. I could say little in my official capacity.

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No, never. I never thought on those lines. I was only thinking of the children and their happiness.

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My grandparents were from India only. My relations are all in India, my mother belongs to India but the circumstances took a different turn and it all changed. I still have my uncle, I still have my relations (in India), we don't have any relatives here.

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If I was not good enough, why was I brought in as coach last year?

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The matches have been so close and tensely fought that people not only in England but in other cricket playing nations are totally involved in its outcome.

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The way this series has brought in spectators, viewers and listeners gives me hope that Test cricket is not dead.

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