The man had played his final international game on Indian soil and the local fans gave him a farewell he wouldn’t have liked: booing after his dismissal. At 39, Miandad came out of retirement and was more about a berth-occupant in the Pakistan squad in the 1996 WC. It was, however, a record for him as he appeared in maximum number of WCs (six) which was later matched by Sachin Tendulkar. He had played only four games till the quarter-final against India in Bengaluru in 1996 with not much batting behind him. In the quarter-final, India won the toss and elected to bat first. Navjot Singh Sidhu’s 93 and a 25-ball 45 from Ajay Jadeja towards the end saw the hosts posting a commanding score of 287 for 8 in 50 overs. Aamer Sohail was captaining Pakistan as the regular skipper, Wasim Akram, had pulled out owing to an injury much to the fans’ dismay. Miandad tried his best but the task was too stiff Pakistan, too, had a blistering chase, putting up 84 for the first wicket and then the Sohail-Vankatesh Prasad drama saw them losing their second wicket on 113. The men in green then had a mini…