A fair amount of controversy that followed soon after Miandad was granted visa by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad led the batsman to put his foot down. “I can confirm that I was issued the visa, but I cancelled my trip because this controversy would have diverted the focus of our boys. We have been playing so well and have already won the series, so I didn’t want the entire focus to be shifted to me,” Miandad told SUNDAY MiD DAY from Karachi.u00a0

Javed Miandad. Pic/AFP