Happy Birthday Miandad: Relive the memories of India’s Chetan Sharma’s six on the last ball of Pakistan Great – see

Former Pakistan great Javed Miandad is celebrating his 66th birthday on 12 June. Apart from scoring many crucial runs for the Men in Green, Javed is often remembered by Pakistan fans for an innings where he smashed Chetan Sharma for a six off the last ball to seal Pakistan’s victory. in the final of the Australia-Asia Cup in Sharjah. India posted 245 batting first thanks to impressive performances from Kris Srikkanth (75 off 80 balls), Sunil Gavaskar (92 off 134 balls) and Dilip Vengsarkar (50 off 64 balls).

Afterwards @iNaseemShah Heroics vs Afghanistan in Asia Cup 2022 with two sixes off the first and second ball of the last over.
Reminiscent of Chetan Sharma to Javed Miandad (last ball 6) at Sharjah 1986. Pakistan won its first final in cricket. He scored 116*.#AsiaCupT20pic.twitter.com/72bYKF87GN— Zohaib (Cricket King)___ (@Zohaib1981) September 7, 2022

Wasim Akram took three wickets for Pakistan, while captain Imran Khan took two wickets. Chasing the target of 246 runs, Pakistan got off to a slow start and lost three wickets for 61 runs. However, Javed Miandad came in at No.4 and stabilized the innings with a brilliant century.

With four runs required off the last ball, Miandad hit Sharma for a six to seal a historic victory and clinch the Asia Cup title for his team. Mentioning this six in his autobiography ‘Cutting Edge: My Autobiography’, Miandad said, ‘I knew he would try to bowl the yorker, so I decided to stand right in front of the crease… Poor Chetan Sharma. ‘

In 2023, BCCI chief selector Sharma, aged 57, found himself embroiled in a controversy in February when he allegedly disclosed classified selection information. In a sting operation, Sharma claimed that many Indian cricket players take injections to pass fitness tests, suggesting that players find ways to evade doping rules. He further said that Indian players have their own doctors outside cricket who are always available to them.

Sharma, who was recently reinstated by the BCCI after being dropped following India’s performance in the T20 World Cup in Australia, revealed his personal discussion with head coach Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli during a sting conducted by Zee News. also disclosed.

He told Zee, “If he is only 85 per cent fit…they tell us to let him play, but if the medical science doesn’t clear him, then it creates a problem…the player wants to play, The player never refuses.” news. “But, for example, Bumrah, he can’t even bend, so what can he do? One or two major injuries happen. Otherwise, even at 80 per cent, these guys… they’re such scoundrels, they quietly Will go.” Go to the corner and get an injection and claim they’re fit.”

“They don’t take painkillers, right? They take injections, and nobody finds out. Does an athlete need a prescription for painkillers? And then get caught in an anti-doping test? He knows which injection will not be detected. He is a big superstar. He makes a phone call. There are thousands of doctors who will come in the night and give him an injection.”

According to a senior BCCI official who spoke to PTI, the BCCI is currently probing the matter. Jai Shah will decide on Chetan’s future, the official said. The question is whether T20 captain Hardik Pandya or ODI and Test captain Rohit Sharma will feel comfortable sitting in a selection meeting with Chetan knowing that he has disclosed internal discussions. where did it go.