Karachi: Emphasising the importance of hard work, former captain Javed Miandad told the Pakistani players to look up to Sachin Tendulkar, who he says is an embodiment of commitment to the game of cricket. Miandad while talking to Pakistan players, preparing for the Champions Trophy in Abbotabad, said there was no replacement for hard work.
"It has been a good experience working with these players and I have told them that no matter how much coaching or advice you are given nothing can replace the individual hard work you put into your game everyday. I gave them the example of Sachin Tendulkar who is still playing Test cricket only because of his commitment and the individual hard work he puts into his game," Miandad said.
"I think he is an ideal role model for the present generation because of his achievements and if they want to be successful batsmen and players," Miandad added.
He pointed out that cricket was a sport in which everything depends on the individual....
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09:11 PM, May 07, 2013
Karachi: Former Pakistan captains Javed Miandad and Wasim Akram are hopeful that the national team can win the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy in England. The PCB has asked Miandad to assist the batsmen in the national training camp underway in Abbotabad while Akram is also there to work with the pace bowlers. Both the greats have spent hours working with the players since reaching Abbotabad two days back. According to...
10:41 AM, May 06, 2013
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board is planning to give a major responsibility to former national captain and wicketkeeper Moin Khan in the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy in England. A reliable source in the PCB confirmed to PTI that two senior officials and former captains Javed Miandad and Intikhab Alam had been assigned the task of talking to Moin about the future assignment planned for him. "Javed and Intikhab have been...
09:48 AM, Apr 06, 2013
A day after cancelling his visit to India over his relationship with terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, former Pakistani cricketer Javed Miandad on Saturday broke his silence over the issue, saying he should be looked at as a sportsperson, and nothing else. ...
05:37 PM, Jan 05, 2013
MP Industry Minister Kailash Vijaywargiya blamed the influence of western culture for crime against women. ...
10:12 PM, Jan 04, 2013
Former Pakistani cricket team captain Javed Miandad has cancelled his India tour after controversy over his visa. Miandad is related to wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim as the former cricketer's son is married to Dawood's daughter. ...
04:03 PM, Jan 04, 2013
The decision to grant a visa to Javed Miandad will not be reconsidered, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said on Friday. ...
03:16 PM, Jan 04, 2013
As the government and Opposition parties spar over the Home Ministry's decision to grant visa to former Pakistani cricketer Javed Miandad, who has family ties with Dawood Ibrahim, Kirti Azad has suggested that he be interrogated in India. ...
08:56 AM, Jan 04, 2013
The government on Thursday said that former Pakistan cricket captain Javed Miandad was granted visa to India according to the regular procedure and that he was not on any prohibited list. ...
11:56 PM, Jan 03, 2013
The government is standing by its move to grant visa to Javed miandad, who is related to wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim. ...
07:47 PM, Jan 03, 2013
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has hit out at the government for sticking to its decision of granting visa to former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad, calling the decision as an act of treason. Raut demanded that Javed's visa be cancelled immediately and said a probe should be launched into finding out who "in the Home Ministry and External Affairs (Ministry) has relations with Dawood." ...
04:09 PM, Jan 03, 2013
The government on Thursday said that former Pakistan cricket captain Javed Miandad was granted visa to India according to the regular procedure and that he was not on any prohibited list. Miandad is related to India's most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim. ...
01:51 PM, Jan 03, 2013
Miandad has been granted an Indian visa that will allow him to attend the final one-dayer of the ongoing series. ...
08:34 PM, Jan 02, 2013
Meanwhile, Javed Miandad, who is Director General (Cricket Operations) might come to watch a couple of matches. ...
05:04 PM, Dec 02, 2012
Former cricketer Javed Miandad said it was an honour for him to be the only Pakistani who was called by Bal Thackeray. ...
08:21 PM, Nov 17, 2012
New Delhi: Former Pakistan cricketer Javed Miandad wished ailing Shiv Sena Bal Thackeray a speedy recovery on Friday while adding that their friendship was very old. Javed Miandad said that he would pray that Bal Thackeray gets well soon and leads get a long life. In a response to a question Miandad said that sports and politics should not be mixed. Meanwhile, Manohar Joshi said that the Thackeray's condition is...
03:46 PM, Nov 16, 2012
Miandad has threatened to sue Sarfaraz for stating that he pushed for the inclusion of tainted players in the PCB. ...
11:20 AM, Oct 31, 2012
PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf says Javed Miandad has gone to Sri Lanka as Director General (cricket) to look into some team issues. ...
11:25 PM, Sep 15, 2012
Miandad has been sent to Sri Lanka by the Cricket Board to motivate the country's players before the T20 World Cup. ...
10:12 AM, Sep 13, 2012
However, Miandad dismissed media reports that he was going there in the capacity of a batting coach. ...
11:21 AM, Sep 11, 2012
