Players with at least 100 Tests whose average never dropped below 40

#1 Javed Miandad

Javed Miandad

If anyone wants to talk about the gold standard of Pakistani batting, then it is very difficult to look beyond Javed Miandad. He was arguably the world’s greatest batsman in the 1980s and remains one of the greatest batsmen to have played the game.

In addition to that, Javed Miandad was the proverbial run machine during major parts of his 124 Test long career, spanning 17 years (1976-1993).

He had a technique of his own but it worked all over the world and that is exemplified in his career average of 52.57. However, what makes him an even more uniquely consistent batsman is that his career average never actually dropped below 51.75.

Maintaining that level of consistency and keeping his career average of 51 during the course of 124 Test matches is a stupendous achievement. It is no surprise that Javed is still talked about for being one of the greatest batsmen to have played Test cricket.