Shoaib Malik Biography
Full name Shoaib Malik
Born February 1, 1982, Sialkot, Punjab
Major
teams Pakistan, Asia XI, Delhi Daredevils, Gloucestershire, Gujranwala
Cricket Association, Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan Reserves,
Sialkot Cricket Association, Sialkot Stallions
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Relation Brother - Adeel Malik
There
is almost no role in a cricket side that Shoaib Malik hasn't filled, so
much so that over ten years into his career, nobody is sure what his
precise and best role is.In essence,
he is a batting allrounder, though he started his career as an
off-break bowler. Partly the problem is that he is capable, as a
batsman, of fulfilling many roles with some competence. He has had
success as an opener in Tests and ODIs; he has been game-changing as a
limited-overs one down and dangerous as a lower-order slogger; often he
has been a stodgy middle-order bulwark. In Twenty20s, he can be brutal
anywhere.
It
is thus difficult to recall a definitive Malik high; was it his maiden
Test hundred as an opener against Sri Lanka in Colombo? A few hands that
led to an ODI series win against India in 2005-06? A Champions Trophy
hundred against India?His basic game
is tight, especially in the subcontinent. He isn't pretty, though there
can be pleasantness in his high, stiff-elbowed drives and lofts. Square
on both sides he is precise. Further, he runs well. With his flattish,
very modern off-spin always useful for more than a few overs and a
wicket here and there - less so after concerns over his action - and an
athletic and languid presence in the field, Malik should be far greater a
sum of his parts than he actually is.
He
was for long earmarked as a potential captain - the late Bob Woolmer
thought him the sharpest tack in Pakistan's set-up - but a stint with
the captaincy was troubled, unimaginative and ended badly. It got even
worse when the board banned him for a year in March 2010 as part of its
unprecedented action on senior players after a disastrous tour of
Australia.
Shoaib Malik 52* of 38 Balls Vs Australia 2007 T20 World Cup
Shoaib Malik 125 vs India 2008 Asia Cup
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