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Shoaib Malik

Full Name
Shoaib Malik
Born
01-02-1982 Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
Current Age
39 years old
Major Teams
Pakistan, ICC World XI, Delhi Daredevils
Batting Style
Right-hand bat
Bowling Style
Off-break
Shoaib Malik

Photos: Shoaib Malik

  • In Pics: Sania Mirza Cheers Shoaib Malik From The Stands During PSL 2020 Playoffs

    In Pics: Sania Mirza Cheers Shoaib Malik From The Stands During PSL 2020 Playoffs

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    In pics: India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2018, Super 4, Match 4

  • In Pictures: Pakistan’s dominance over Sri Lanka at Dubai

    In Pictures: Pakistan’s dominance over Sri Lanka at Dubai

Videos: Shoaib Malik

  • Shoaib Malik announces ODI retirement

    Shoaib Malik announces ODI retirement

  • VIDEO: No favourites in Pakistan vs Bangladesh Asia Cup game – Shoaib Malik

    VIDEO: No favourites in Pakistan vs Bangladesh Asia Cup game – Shoaib Malik

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    WATCH: Pakistan survive Afghanistan scare

  • VIDEO: Shoaib Malik smashes 6 sixes

    VIDEO: Shoaib Malik smashes 6 sixes

Shoaib Malik Biography

Originally an off-spinner in the Saqlain Mushtaq model, Shoaib Malik rose up the batting order as time went on. His bowling action was questioned before it was cleared, but that did not have any impact on his batting, especially in limited-overs cricket, where he went from strength to strength in the 2000s.

More intelligent than spectacular, Malik’s batting has revolved around deft placements and nudges for singles as he waited for the end-overs to explode. He has batted at all positions from 1 to 10 in ODIs, and was one of Pakistan’s more prolific performers of the new millennium, becoming the second cricketers to score a fifty and take 3 wickets eight times in his career.

While he never scaled the same lofty heights in whites, he nevertheless had his moments under the sun. Challenged to bat for over four sessions against Muttiah Muralitharan at SSC in 2005-06, Malik opened batting and finished on an unbeaten 148. And at the same ground four years later he took on Rangana Herath, this time for a brisk 240-ball 134.

In 2015-16 he amassed a career-best 245 against England at Abu Dhabi, announced he would retire after the series, and claimed 2 for 97 and 2 for 25. Then he went on to take 4 for 33 and 3 for 26 in the last Test of his career.

As if almost on cue, his limited-overs career took off. In 2015 his 607 ODI runs came at 67.44, while he backed his 219 T20I runs with 7 wickets at 15.28. In 2016 he averaged almost 53 in T20Is, and his spectacular run in both formats seem to continue in 2017.

While his career ODI average hovers around the 35-mark, it shoots up to over 49 against India. This included a run of 75, 65, 41, 90, 95, and 105 in the mid-2000s and consecutive hundreds towards the end of the decade.

His most spectacular performance, however, came against South Africa in 2003-04, when he tonked an unbeaten 82 in 41 balls. This included a 7-ball stretch when he smashed 38 runs.

His off-breaks did not always result in wickets, but economy rates below 5 in ODIs and 7 in T20Is make impressive reading.

Malik was also appointed captain of Pakistan when Inzamam-ul-Haq stood down in 2007. He led
Pakistan to the final of the inaugural edition of World T20.

He married Indian tennis star Sania Mirza in 2010, which made him a relative by marriage to Ghulam Ahmed and Asif Iqbal, making it three Test captains in the family. Malik’s brother Adeel also played First-Class cricket.

Abhishek Mukherjee

Shoaib Malik Batting & Fielding Averages

Career M In R NO HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
Test 35 60 1898 6 245 35.14 4155 45.67 3 8 239 17 18 0
ODIs 287 258 7534 40 143 34.55 9199 81.90 9 44 603 114 98 0
T20s 116 106 2335 31 75 31.13 1884 123.9 0 8 192 61 50 0
World Cup 6 6 100 0 62 16.66 122 81.96 0 1 10 2 3 0

Shoaib Malik Bowling Averages

Career M B R W Avg EC SR 5WI 10WM BBI BBM
Test 35 2712 1519 32 47.46 3.360 84. 0 0 4/19 4/19
ODIs 287 7958 6191 158 39.18 4.667 50.36 0 0 4/19 4/19
T20s 116 558 659 28 23.53 7.086 19.92 0 0 2/7 2/7
World Cup 6 78 80 2 40.00 6.153 39.00 0 -- 1/9 4/19

Shoaib Malik Career statistics

Test Debut

Pakistan v Bangladesh at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, August 29, 2001

Last Test

Pakistan v England at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, November 1, 2015

ODI Debut

Pakistan v West Indies at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, October 14, 1999

Last ODI

India v Pakistan at Old Trafford, Manchester, June 16, 2019

T20 Debut

England v Pakistan at County Ground, Bristol, August 28, 2006

Last T20

England v Pakistan at Old Trafford, Manchester, September 1, 2020

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No Communication From Selectors: Shoaib Malik on Being Dropped From NZ Tour

Shoaib Malik, who currently is currently in Sri Lanka playing for Jaffna Stallions in the LPL, said he is focussing on making most of ...

Misbah-ul-Haq Justifies Stand on Dropping Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Aamir For New Zealand Tour, Says ‘We Wanted to Invest in Emerging Talent’

Misbah has already announced his resignation as chief selector and this was his last assignment in this position with the PCB set to ...

NZ vs PAK 2020: Pakistan Exclude Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Amir And Asad Shafiq From 35-member Squad For New Zealand Tour

The dropping of former captain Malik, who now plays only T20 cricket, could mean that the selectors don't have him in mind for next ...

Allrounder Shoaib Malik Explains Why Pakistan Have a Good Chance of Winning ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

Malik explains that to win a tournament of this scale, a team requires a solid bowling attack and a decent batting line-up - both the ...

Pakistan Batsman Shoaib Malik Gets Green Light For Late Departure For England Tour

Malik hasn't been with his wife Sania Mirza and their son, who are in India, for five months due to suspended flights in the wake of ...

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    The ten-team tournament, which starts May 30, will see several cricketers play their last World Cup.

    Virat Kohli levels with Shoaib Malik at third spot in all-time T20I run list

    Kohli needs ten runs to move past Martin Guptill to second place behind Rohit Sharma.

    Year-ender: T20I XI of 2017

    There have been some memorable innings, and bowlers have again tarnished the myth of T20I being a batsman-dominated format. On the ...

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