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Full name Shoaib Malik
Born February 1, 1982, Sialkot, Punjab
Current age 26 years 106 days
Major teams Pakistan,Asia XI,Delhi Daredevils,Gloucestershire,Gujranwala Cricket Association,Pakistan International Airlines,Pakistan Reserves,Sialkot Cricket Association
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
21
35
5
1076
148*
35.86
2510
42.86
1
6
143
9
9
0
ODIs
160
142
18
4291
143
34.60
5445
78.80
5
27
349
53
56
0
T20Is
12
12
2
313
57
31.30
244
128.27
0
2
22
12
3
0
First-class
78
119
14
3002
148*
28.59
6
14
37
0
List A
224
188
31
5802
143
36.95
8
36
85
0
Twenty20
33
30
7
939
88*
40.82
740
126.89
0
7
76
30
15
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
21
25
1507
871
13
4/42
4/94
67.00
3.46
115.9
1
0
0
ODIs
160
130
5583
4209
123
4/19
4/19
34.21
4.52
45.3
1
0
0
T20Is
12
3
36
45
3
2/15
2/15
15.00
7.50
12.0
0
0
0
First-class
78
10010
4989
163
7/81
30.60
2.99
61.4
5
1
List A
224
8969
6564
222
5/35
5/35
29.56
4.39
40.4
6
1
0
Twenty20
33
19
284
361
20
5/13
5/13
18.05
7.62
14.2
0
1
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Multan, Aug 29-31, 2001 scorecard
Last Test
India v Pakistan at Delhi, Nov 22-26, 2007 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Pakistan v West Indies at Sharjah, Oct 14, 1999 scorecard
Last ODI
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 19, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
England v Pakistan at Bristol, Aug 28, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 20, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1997/98
Last First-class
Punjab (Pakistan) v Baluchistan at Sialkot, Mar 5-8, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1997
Last List A
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 19, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Lahore Eagles v Sialkot Stallions at Lahore, Apr 26, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings at Delhi, May 8, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Short of wicketkeeping, there are few role that have passed Shoaib Malik by on the cricket field. He has batted in every position in ODIs since his debut in 1999. He began at Test level batting in the lower-order and was even used as an opener, astonishingly, proving himself to be an adept one. As an offspinner in the modern mould, everything about his bowling, from short-stepping run-up to the doosra, bear striking similarities with Saqlain Mushtaq (though not as obviously gifted). And the action isn't clean enough - he has been reported twice at international level - once in October 2004 after which he played primarily as a batsman for the next six months, before undergoing elbow surgery to correct his action. And he was again reported in November 2005, after which he underwent elbow surgery again in early 2006. But it is his intelligence and versatility that mark him out and make him so vital to Pakistan's future. After Bob Woolmer's arrival, he became one of Pakistan's most intelligent ODI batsmen, regularly marshalling chases from one-down, setting up platforms for big totals as a thruster, scoring runs in vital matches and being at the heart of Pakistan's ODI resurgence. He is an uncomplicated batsman, with checked drives and cuts and useful slogs when needed. Against India, both in 2005 and 2006, all these qualities came to the fore. Yet, he can still come in at number six as he did against South Africa in 2003 once and blast 82 from 40 balls. More significantly, he has settled at Test level, scoring a vital, match-saving hundred against Sri Lanka at Colombo. Injuries kept him out of Tests against England and South Africa but as he returned to the ODI side with a World Cup looming, his batting intelligence was again shining through. He was talked in private circles within the PCB, as a future captain before he was given the job after Pakistan's disastrous World Cup ouster in 2007 and duly responded by guiding Pakistan to a series win over World Cup finalists Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi and reaching the final of the ICC World Twenty20 before losing his first Test series as captain against South Africa Cricinfo staff (October 2007)
