Shoaib Malik Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More
Some Lesser Known Facts About Shoaib Malik
- Does Shoaib Malik smoke?: Not Known
- Does Shoaib Malik drink alcohol?: Yes
- Malik as a child was scolded from his family for playing cricket, as they were worried about his studies.
- In 1993, he attended Imran Khan’s cricket coaching centre in Sialkot.
- He took part in the trials for the U-15 World Cup 1996 and got selected in the squad.
- His bowling action is almost similar to that of Saqlain Mushtaq.
- He played his debut ODI match in 1999, after replacing an injured Saqlain Mushtaq.
- He was the captain of Pakistan from 2007 to 2009.
- As a result of team politics and losing the trust of fellow team-mates like Mohammad Yousuf, Younis, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, and Abdul Razzaq, he was released from the duties of the captain in 2009. He was even considered as a termite and a negative person in the Pakistani dressing room.
- In 2015, he announced his retirement from Test cricket after slamming a career-best 245 against England.
- His favourite football team is Manchester United.
- Under his captaincy, Sialkot Stallions (Faysal Bank T20 Cup team) made a record 8 domestic T20 titles.
- His wedding ceremony to Sania Mirza in 2010 at the Taj Krishna Hotel in Hyderabad cost around 6.1 million (US$137,500).
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