Shoaib Malik (born 1 February 1982) is a Pakistani cricketer and former captain of the Pakistani side from 2007 to 2009. He is serving as the current captain of PSL team Multan Sultans. He made his One-Day International debut in 1999 against the West Indies and his Test debut in 2001 against Bangladesh. On 3 November 2015, he announced his retirement from Test cricket to focus on 2019 Cricket World Cup. On 2 July 2018, he became the first male cricketer to play 100 T20I.

Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik
Personal information
Born	(1982-02-01) 1 February 1982 (age 36) Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Role	Batting All-rounder
Relations	Sania Mirza (wife) Adeel Malik (brother)
Website	http://shoaibmalik.com
International information
National side	Pakistan (1999–present)
Test debut (cap 169)	29 August 2001 v Bangladesh
Last Test	1 November 2015 v England
ODI debut (cap 128)	14 October 1999 v West Indies
Last ODI	23 September 2018 v India
ODI shirt no.	18
T20I debut (cap 10)	28 August 2006 v England
Last T20I	8 July 2018 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2004/05–2006/07	Sialkot Stallions
2003–2004	Gloucestershire
2001/02–2006/07	Sialkot
1999/00	Pakistan Reserves
1998/99–present	PIA
1997/98–1998/99	Gujranwala
2008	Delhi Daredevils
2013–2017	Barbados Tridents (squad no. 18)
2013–2014	Hobart Hurricanes
2016–2017	Karachi Kings (squad no. 18)
2014	Birmingham Bears
2016	Chittagong Vikings
2017–present	Comilla Victorians (squad no. 18)
2018–present	Multan Sultans
2018–present	Guyana Amazon Warriors (squad no. 18)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I LA Matches 35 267 103 384 Runs scored 1,898 7,024 2,121 10,933 Batting average 35.14 35.12 32.13 39.32 100s/50s 3/8 9/41 0/7 16/68 Top score 245 143 75 143 Balls bowled 2,712 7,793 534 13,303 Wickets 32 156 28 307 Bowling average 47.46 38.67 22.57 32.74 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a Best bowling 4/33 4/19 2/7 5/35 Catches/stumpings 18/– 94/– 41/– 151/–

Shoaib Malik has taken over 150 ODI wickets, and has a batting average in the mid 30s in both Test and ODI cricket. His bowling action has come under scrutiny (particularly his doosra) but he has had elbow surgery to correct this. Malik was ranked second, behind teammate Shahid Afridi, in the ICC ODI all-rounder rankings in June 2008. In March 2010, Malik received a one-year ban from international cricket from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB); the ban was overturned two months later. On 13 September 2017, Malik became the highest run–scorer in T20I for Pakistan. On 1 July 2018, Malik also became the first Asian batsman to score 2,000 runs in T20Is, and third overall and first player to play 100 T20Is in the world.

In August 2018, during the 2018 Caribbean Premier League tournament, he became the fourth batsman to score 8,000 runs in T20s.