Shoaib Malik Player Profile, ICC Rankings, Career Stats and Biography

Shoaib Malik is a Pakistani cricketer and former captain who represented Pakistan National Cricket Team in all three formats of International cricket. He is the first Pakistani player to play 100 T20I for his country. Shoaib made his debut in one day international against West Indies on October 14, 1999. Malik is the 4th batsman overall to score 8000 runs in T20I in August 2018, during  2018 Caribbean Premier League.

Shoaib Malik was initially included in Pakistan squad as a bowler. He was reported for his potentially flawed bowling action in October 2004 by the International Cricket Council. However, his bowling action got cleared eight months later in April 2005. Malik was an integral part of the Pakistan squad who were crowned champions of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 by defeating arch-rivals India in the final. Malik was named as Rest of the World XI squad for a single T20I against West Indies T20 Champion which matches played at Lord’s Cricket Stadium on May 31, 2018.

Shoaib Malik captained Karachi Kings for the inaugural and second edition of Pakistan Super League but his team won only two matches in first PSL season. Karachi Kings were knocked out from the tournament and his team performance widely criticized for poor teamwork. Malik captained Multan Sultan for the third and fourth season of Pakistan Super League, but under his captaincy, neither Karachi Kings or Multan Sultan qualified for the knockout stage.

In April 2019, he was named in Pakistan’s squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

Full Name	Shoaib Malik
Date of Birth	1 February 1982, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
Current Age	37 Years
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0)
Nickname	—————-
T-Shirt No.	—————
Playing Roll	Batting All-rounder
Batting Style	Right-hand bat
Bowling Style	Right-arm off-break
Test Debut	29 August 2001 v Bangladesh (Cap-169)
ODI Debut	14 October 1999 v West Indies (Cap-128)
T20 Debut	28 August 2006 v England (Cap-10)
Last Test	1 November 2015 v England
Last ODI	30 January 2019 v South Africa
Last T20	6 February 2019 v South Africa
Major Teams	Pakistan, Asia XI, Barbados Tridents,Delhi Daredevils, Gloucestershire,Gujranwala Cricket Association, Guyana Amazon Warriors,Hobart Hurricanes, ICC World XI, Karachi Kings,Multan Sultans, Pakistan International Airlines,Pakistan Reserves, Sialkot Cricket Association, Sialkot Stallions
Twitter Profile	@realshoaibmalik
Instagram Profile	@realshoaibmalik

Shoaib Malik ICC Ranking, Batting Averages, Highest Runs and Stats

Match Format	Test	ODI	T20	First Class
Matches	35	279	110	126
Runs Scored	1,898	7,379	2,245	6559
100s/50s	3/8	9/43	0/7	17/30
Highest	245	143	75	245
6s/4s	13/239	111/594	61/186	61/186
Batting Averages	35.14	35.59	32.13	37.14
Strike Rate	45.67	81.69	124.06	–
Balls Bowled	2,712	7,868	540	15149
Wickets	32	156	28	260
Bowling Averages	47.46	39.11	23.00	28.61
5-Wickets Haul	–	–	9	–
Best Bowling	4/33	4/19	2/7	7/81
Catches/Stumps	18/–	95/–	50/–	67/–
ICC Batting Rankings	–	47	27	–
ICC Bowling Rankings	–	–	–	–