The dispute was sparked by selectors announcing a pool of players for this month's series without taking captain Inzamam-ul-Haq or Miandad into confidence.
Dilip Doshi, who passed away on June 23, was celebrated not only as one of India's finest left-arm spinners but also as a cricketer of rare character and amazing qualities, recalls veteran cricket correspondent K R Nayar.
Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has claimed that 'injustice' has been meted out to his nephew, Faisal Iqbal, as far as the latter cementing a place in the national cricket team was concerned.
Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi has hit back over legendary batsman Javed Miandad's recent comments that the former T20 skipper "wanted the farewell game only for money". Speaking during the book launch ceremony of sports journalist Saleem Khaliq, the 36-year-old all-rounder said that money has always been an issue for Miandad rather than him. Afridi further went on to say that it doesn't suit the legendary cricketer like Miandad to pass such kind of "irresponsible" comments.
The Pakistan coach said he is willing to work with the youngsters at the PCB's academy.
The PCB said it does not want to set a bad precedent by sacking the coach every time the team loses.
Javed Miandad said he had been concerned about the future of Test cricket due to the ill-planned international tours programme.
Shoaib Malik's uninspiring captaincy during the one-day series against India came under a scathing attack from former Pakistan cricketers with Javed Miandad even demanding his ouster, saying a senior player should be given the responsibility.
Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad is not surprised by the mess the Indian Premier League finds itself in and wants the International Cricket Council to 'supervise' its organisation in future.
The former Pakistan captain claims the PCB did not properly communicate with him about the meeting.
Pakistan's former captain and now director-general cricket in the PCB, Javed Miandad has been given the task of assisting the national team's batsmen ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka.
Disappointed by the ugly tiff between Shahid Afridi and Javed Miandad, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to take measures to stop former cricketers from levelling match-fixing allegations against each other to settle `personal scores`. A verbal altercation has been going on between Afridi and Miandad after both of them accused each other of being 'money-centric'.
The former Pakistan captain said players being allowed to make appeals to the third umpire would make a mockery of the game.
Known for his controversial remarks, Miandad apologised to Imran Khan
Javed Miandad spoke to the Indian captain about his current job of coaching the talented Pakistan team.
Harry Brook matched the legendary Sachin Tendulkar's career-high of 898 rating points in the ICC Test batting rankings.
"I had a feeling that he would pick this bat because it has a very nice pickup and according to my weight this bat is light. So (now) this bat belongs to Rinku, not me," said the captain in a video posted on KKR's Twitter handle.
Shahid Afridi's men should use "music therapy" to calm their nerves before Pakistan face India in Wednesday's high-pressure World Cup semi-final, former captain Javed Miandad suggested.
Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul Haq has been given the vote of confidence by the PCB.
Former captain Javed Miandad argued in International Cricket Council's recent meeting in Dubai that if Pakistan is unsafe to host 2011 World Cup matches, India is not a safe venue either. Sources privy to the meeting said Miandad made a strong plea that if the ICC has security concerns about having the World Cup matches in Pakistan, the situation in India and Bangladesh is also not encouraging.
Miandad's fresh attack came after Pakistan were forced to host the upcoming Asia Cup in a hybrid model with India playing all their matches in Sri Lanka.
Former captain Javed Miandad has slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for removing team manager Zaheer Abbas in the wake of last month's Oval test fiasco.
After Test call-up, Sarfaraz Khan hopes to join league of legends Richards, Kohli, Miandad
Miandad's son and Dawood's daughter study in England and reports of their proposed wedding first started doing the rounds in January.\n
Pakistan cricket icon Javed Miandad says the IPL is not only endangering the existence of the International Cricket Council, but also the rest of the cricketing nations.
This week's bomb blasts in London show that nowhere is safe, Javed Miandad said.
Former Pakistan captains' Shahid Afridi and Javed Miandad may have resolved their differences after an ugly spat, but now reports reveal that underworld don Dawood Ibrahim threatened Afridi to call truce with Miandad. According to a report in siasat.com, Dawood had called up Afridi on October 12 and threatened him with death. Dawood's daughter is married to Miandad's son and reports suggest that the gangster intervened to take side of his relative after Afridi had threatened Miandad with legal over 'match-fixing allegations'.
The former Pakistan captain and coach is not satisfied with the explanation for termination of his contract as coach.
Former Pakistan skipper Javed Miandad has slammed the newly-appointed Inzamam-ul-Haq led national selection committee by describing it as a 'one-man show'. Inzamam was appointed as the Pakistan chief selector in a major overhaul of the team after Haroon Rasheed-led committee was sacked by the country's cricket board following the team's dismal World T20 performance in India. 46-year-old Inzamam had shortlisted former cricketers Tauseef Ahmed, Wasim Haider and Wajahatullah Wasti as a part of the new selection panel. According to Miandad, Inzamam has roped in all the yes men in his committee, the Dawn reports.
Former Pakistan skipper Rameez Raja feels India will be under greater pressure when they take on Pakistan in their Twenty20 World Cup league match in Dhaka on March 21, as they would be keen to avenge their Asia Cup defeat.
He may consider the Indian Premier League a joke but former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad feels there is a serious possibility of matches being fixed in the cash-rich Twenty20 event.
The Pakistan coach was concerned with the heavy overnight rain in Wellington that cleared on Tuesday morning but caused a delay.
They met at Thackeray's suburban Bandra residence in Mumbai.
'6 shooters went to kill Dawood in Pakistan.'
Veteran batsman Younis Khan has become Pakistan's all-time leading Test run-scorer, surpassing Javed Miandad's tally of 8832 runs on the opening day of the first Test against England in Abu Dhabi.
Reacting to Javed Miandad's tirade against India, BCCI president Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said the former captain was still in a state of shock over Pakistan's win-less record in both the battlefield and cricket field. After India's surgical strike across the Line of Control, Miandad had said that Pakistan was ready for an all out war against India.
Pakistan's cricket community also reacted with anger to India's decision as former Test captain Rashid Latif insisted that the PCB has to make a strong statement.
Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad on Wednesday made it clear that he is ready to take up a coaching job with the senior or junior national side but only on short-term basis.
After Abdul Qadir and Zaheer Abbas, another former great Javed Miandad also announced his intention to contest for the post of chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board in the forthcoming elections.
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