Shoaib Malik (born 1 February 1982 in Sialkot) is aPakistan cricketer. He made his One-Day International debut in 1999 against theWest Indies and his Test debut in 2001 against Bangladesh. He started hiscareer as just an off spinner, and is now regarded as a useful bowlingall-rounder with a batting average in the mid 30s in both Test and ODI cricket.Malik is regarded as a flexible player. He is capable of hitting big shots butis also capable of rotating the strike with good placement. He has a strikerate of 77.23 runs per 100 balls, which compares favourably to players such asRahul Dravid and Inzamam ul-Haq. His most brazen display of \"powerhitting\" came in 2003 against South Africa when he scored 82 from 41balls. As is required of most modern players he also has displayed gooddefensive batting at times. He has taken over 100 ODI wickets at an averageunder 35 and economy rate below 4.5. His bowling action has come under scrutiny(particularly his doosra) but he has had elbow surgery to correct this. In Tests,he has a better batting average against Sri Lanka and South Africa than othernations. In ODIs he has a better batting average against India, South Africa,and the West Indies than his overall career average. During his Test career,Malik has batted at 5 different positions and he has the unusual record ofbatting at every position except 11th in ODIs. Pakistan's problems in finding areliable opening pair have led to Malik being used as an opener in Test and ODImatches.
Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik
