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Shoaib Malik
Pakistan
Player profile
Full name Shoaib Malik
Born February 1, 1982, Sialkot, Punjab
Current age 26 years 107 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 |
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6 |
14 |
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37 |
0 |
| List A |
224 |
188 |
31 |
5802 |
143 |
36.95 |
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8 |
36 |
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85 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
34 |
31 |
8 |
940 |
88* |
40.86 |
741 |
126.85 |
0 |
7 |
76 |
30 |
16 |
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 |
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10010 |
4989 |
163 |
7/81 |
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30.60 |
2.99 |
61.4 |
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5 |
1 |
| List A |
224 |
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8969 |
6564 |
222 |
5/35 |
5/35 |
29.56 |
4.39 |
40.4 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
34 |
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 |
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| 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 |
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| T20I debut |
England v Pakistan at Bristol, Aug 28, 2006 scorecard |
| Last T20I |
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 20, 2008 scorecard |
| T20I statistics |
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| 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 Kings XI Punjab at Delhi, May 17, 2008 scorecard |
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)
Apr 20, 2008 |
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Shoaib Malik clobbers it back over the bowler's head
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Apr 19, 2008 |
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Shoaib Malik collects the trophy from Pervez Musharraf
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Apr 19, 2008 |
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Shoaib Malik collects the trophy from Pervez Musharraf
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