Happy Birthday Shoaib Malik: Former Pakistan all-rounder turns 41 today
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Happy Birthday Shoaib Malik: Malik was born on February 1st, 1982, in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan, into a middle-class family. Malik Faqueer Hussain, his father, was a poor shopkeeper who encouraged his son’s love of cricket and sold local shoes. He passed away in 2006 due to throat cancer.
On April 7, 2010, Malik divorced his first wife Ayesha Siddiqui. On April 12, 2010, Malik wed Indian tennis player Sania Mirza at the Taj Krishna Hotel in Hyderabad, India, following Pakistani wedding traditions.
Currently competing for Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League, Shoaib Malik is a Pakistani cricketer who competes for the Pakistan national cricket team (PSL). From 2007 through 2009, he served as the Pakistan team’s captain.
An All-rounder in the Sport of Cricket
Shoaib Malik has occupied nearly every position in a cricket team, to the point where, more than ten years into his career, no one is quite clear what his exact and ideal job is. Despite having begun his career as an off-break bowler, he is essentially an all-around batsman.
He has been a productive opener in Tests and ODIs, a game-changer in restricted overs, a threat as a lower-order slogger, and frequently a stodgy middle-order bulwark. He can be cruel everywhere in the Twenty20s.
Top Performances of Shoaib Malik
Since 1999, Shoaib Malik has competed in international cricket, and he is still active today. He has participated in 35 Test Matches for Pakistan, scoring 1898 runs at an average of 35.18, including 3 Test hundreds and 1 Double Hundred.
In 287 ODI appearances, he has amassed 7534 runs at an average of 34.56 and nine hundred. In 124 T20I matches, he has thus far played, he has amassed 2435 runs at an average of 31.22. Here are his top five performances.
- 245 against England in 2015
- 148* against Sri Lanka in 2006
- 143 against India in 2004
- 111* against West Indies in 2002
- 101* against West Indies in 2017
Indian Premier League Career of Shoaib Malik
Delhi Daredevils signed Shoaib Malik, who participated in the IPL’s first season. In the competition, he only managed to score 52 runs in 7 games while also taking 2 wickets. Due to the harsh environment following the 2008 Mumbai attacks, he chose not to participate in the IPL’s second season (or any subsequent seasons).
Birthday Wishes for Shoaib Malik
Wishing you a happy birthday Shoaib Malik. May your day be filled with runs, wickets, and victories on and off the pitch. Have a great year ahead. & Here’s to a year of even more success and amazing cricket performances. Happy birthday Shoaib Malik. #HappyBirthdayShoaibMalik
