Saleem Malik
Pakistan
Personal Information
Born
Apr 16, 1963 (55 years)
Birth Place
Lahore, Punjab
Height
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Role
Batsman
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
ICC Rankings
Test
ODI
T20
Batting
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Bowling
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Career Information
Teams
Pakistan
An attacking middle-order batsman with a characteristic high backlift and a helmet sans a visor, Saleem Malik had a penchant for lashing the ball square of the wicket on the off-side. He rec...
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Batting Career Summary
| M | Inn | Runs | BF | HS | Avg | SR | NO | 4s | 6s | 50 | 100 | 200 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 103 | 154 | 5768 | 10906 | 237 | 43.37 | 52.89 | 21 | 678 | 7 | 29 | 15 | 1 |
| ODI | 283 | 256 | 7170 | 9383 | 102 | 32.89 | 76.42 | 38 | 514 | 34 | 47 | 5 | 0 |
| T20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling Career Summary
| M | Inn | B | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR | BBI | BBM | 5w | 10w | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 103 | 30 | 734 | 414 | 5 | 82.8 | 3.38 | 146.8 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 283 | 120 | 3505 | 2959 | 89 | 33.25 | 5.07 | 39.38 | 5/35 | 5/35 | 1 | 0 |
| T20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -/- | -/- | 0 | 0 |
| IPL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -/- | -/- | 0 | 0 |
Career Information
Test debut
Last Test
Odi debut
Last Odi
Profile
An attacking middle-order batsman with a characteristic high backlift and a helmet sans a visor, Saleem Malik had a penchant for lashing the ball square of the wicket on the off-side. He recast his technique in Tests, adding circumspection and caution to his game plan. After making his Test and ODI debuts in 1982, Malik carried on to establish himself as a regular in the team. He stacked up 5768 Test runs in addition to 7170 ODI runs. Malik also led Pakistan in 12 Tests, winning 7.
However, the match-fixing saga blotted his CV irretrievably as Malik became the first ever player to be slapped with a life ban for match-fixing in 2000 after three top Australian cricketers accused him of offering them bribes to under-perform.
Almost a decade later, a local court in Lahore overturned the ban and swiped aside all match-fixing allegations.
Interesting fact: At the age of 18 Malik hit a hundred on his Test debut, becoming the youngest batsman to do so.
By Deivarayan Muthu
However, the match-fixing saga blotted his CV irretrievably as Malik became the first ever player to be slapped with a life ban for match-fixing in 2000 after three top Australian cricketers accused him of offering them bribes to under-perform.
Almost a decade later, a local court in Lahore overturned the ban and swiped aside all match-fixing allegations.
Interesting fact: At the age of 18 Malik hit a hundred on his Test debut, becoming the youngest batsman to do so.
By Deivarayan Muthu
