49 Facts About Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik was the captain of the Pakistan national cricket team from 2007 to 2009.

Shoaib Malik made his One-Day International debut in 1999 against the West Indies and his Test debut in 2001 against Bangladesh.

Shoaib Malik was married in 2002 to Ayesha Siddiqui which ended in divorce on 7 April 2010.

Shoaib Malik reportedly dated Indian actress Sayali Bhagat, whom he met in 2008 when he was supposed to make his Bollywood debut, but they eventually separated when he announced his engagement to Indian tennis player Sania Mirza.

On 19 January 2024, Shoaib Malik married Pakistani TV actress Sana Javed in a private Nikah ceremony at her home in Karachi.

Shoaib Malik first played tape ball cricket in the streets as a child.

Shoaib Malik began playing cricket seriously in 1994 when he attended one of Imran Khan's travelling coaching clinics in Sialkot at the age of 12.

Shoaib Malik began as a batsman, and developed his bowling later.

Shoaib Malik used to get in trouble with his family for playing cricket, as they wanted him to focus on his education.

In 1996, Shoaib Malik attended trials for the U-15 World Cup.

Shoaib Malik was selected in the squad for his bowling.

Shoaib Malik was encouraged to concentrate on his off-spin and to practice bowling his other delivery without bending his arm.

Shoaib Malik was approached by Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in July 2003 to act as a replacement for Ian Harvey, who was on international duty with Australia.

Shoaib Malik sufficiently impressed in two County Championship and three one-day matches that resulted in renewing of his contract for the 2004 season.

In October 2004, Shoaib Malik was reported to the International Cricket Council for having a "potentially flawed bowling action"; eight months later, his action was cleared.

Pakistan's problems in finding a reliable opening pair have led to Shoaib Malik being used as an opener in Test and ODI matches.

Shoaib Malik's bowling has been effective at times, especially in one-day cricket where his best bowling figures are four wickets for 19 runs in addition to many 3-wicket hauls.

Shoaib Malik's knock of 128 against India at Centurion in 2009 was later nominated to be one of the Best ODI Batting Performance of the year by ESPNcricinfo.

Shoaib Malik was named in the 'Team of the Tournament' by ESPNcricinfo for the 2007 T20I World Cup.

Shoaib Malik was appointed captain on 19 April 2007 by the Pakistan Cricket Board, his experience considering his relatively young age and consistent performances were cited as other reasons for his appointment.

Shoaib Malik hit 89 and took three wickets in the final match, which Pakistan won by 31 runs.

When Pakistan were touring South Africa in December 2018-February 2019, Sarfraz Ahmed, the current captain banned for under ICC for racist comments on SA player Andile Phehlukwayo, Shoaib Malik had taken charge for his limited overs till that tour 2 ODIs and 3 T20Is.

Shoaib Malik took charge of Pakistan's limited over team in the absence of Sarfraz Ahmed who was rested for the ODI series against Australia March 2019.

In March 2010, Shoaib Malik was given a one-year ban from the national team by the PCB, who charged him for infighting within the team.

Shoaib Malik was named in the MSL 2019 squad, and as a result, Malik pulled out of his contract with Lancashire.

Shoaib Malik had a horrible World Cup campaign, with only 8 runs from 3 matches, with two golden ducks, and took only 1 wicket with the ball, and was even dropped from the team.

Shoaib Malik was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup, where he scored the tournament's joint-fastest fifty.

Shoaib Malik's drives straight are generally checked, dispossessed of flourish and in his forward defensive prods, there is an exaggerated care, just to make fully sure.

Shoaib Malik is capable of hitting big shots but is capable of rotating the strike with good placement.

Shoaib Malik has a strike rate of 80.4 runs per 100 balls, which compares favourably to players such as Rahul Dravid and Inzamam ul-Haq.

Shoaib Malik was signed by Delhi Daredevils, and played in the inaugural season of the IPL.

Shoaib Malik did not play in the 2nd edition of IPL due to the tense atmosphere after the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Shoaib Malik was appointed the captain of the Karachi Kings in the first PSL tournament.

Shoaib Malik was retained by the kings for the second season.

Shoaib Malik had a much better season compared to the first one, as he scored runs in crucial matches and ended the season as third highest-runs scorer for his side, scoring 202 runs in 10 innings.

Shoaib Malik led his team well during the first part of the tournament but couldn't maintain the form when it mattered the most, as a result finished the tournament at 5th place.

Shoaib Malik had a good tournament with bat as well, scoring 224 runs across 8 innings with a strike rate of 124.44.

In 2023 Shoaib Malik was drafted by Karachi Kings where he played the 8th and 9th season of Pakistan Super League.

Shoaib Malik was part of Barbados Tridents from 2013 to 2017 and played for them in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th edition of Caribbean Premier League.

Shoaib Malik was signed by Guyana Amazon Warriors for the sixth edition of CPL.

Shoaib Malik was given the captaincy of Guyana Amazon Warriors.

Shoaib Malik was retained by the franchise for the seventh edition of CPL.

Shoaib Malik was supposed to play in the eighth edition of CPL as well but he was named in Pakistan's squad for their tour of England and therefore missed the CPL 2020.

Shoaib Malik was part of the Hobart Hurricanes to participate in the 2014 CLT20.

In 2015, Shoaib Malik played for Comilla Victorians in the third season of Bangladesh Premier League.

Shoaib Malik was drafted back into the squad by Comilla Victorians for the fifth and sixth edition of Bangladesh Premier League.

Shoaib Malik was then signed by Rajshahi Royals for the seventh edition of the Bangladesh Premier League.

Shoaib Malik made his acting debut in 2022 with cameo appearances in the webseries Baarwan Khiladi and in the movie Chakkar, and expects to get more seriously involved in the field in the near future.

Later in the same year, through the OTT platform UrduFlix, he launched The Mirza Shoaib Malik Show, with his wife Sania Mirza as the co-host, where they interview celebrities.