Shoaib Malik, the experienced cricketer, is set to rejoin the Fortune Barishal squad in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on February 2, following his abrupt departure from the team last week. The Pakistani all-rounder will be available for the team's upcoming match against Khulna Tigers on February 3, marking the last game of the Sylhet leg. Initially, the reasons for Malik's sudden departure were unclear. However, he took to Twitter to address the situation, stating, "I would like to address and dismiss
Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik has suggested that Babar Azam should step down from his captaincy role following Pakistan's humiliating loss to India in the World Cup. Malik, a former Pakistan skipper, argued that Babar's leadership lacked innovative thinking, making him unfit for the captain's role. Malik expressed his opinion, stating, "I gave an opinion in the past as well that Babar Azam should leave captaincy. This is my personal opinion. Babar does not think out of the box as a captain. He
The Bangladesh cricket team led by Mahmudullah will play a full-fledged series in Pakistan after 12 years with the first T20I at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore kicking off the series on Friday. The Pakistan vs Bangladesh 2020 series will be played over two months which includes three T20Is, two Tests and a solitary ODI game. Despite security issues in Pakistan remaining a big concern for some time now for touring teams, Bangladesh skipper brushed aside the scrutiny over his side's security in
Pakistan's all-rounder Shoaib Malik announced his withdrawal from the upcoming second season of the T10 League citing family reasons. The cricketer was the captain of the team ‘Punjabi Legends’ in the 10-over tournament which begins in UAE from 21st November. Shoaib Malik posted a tweet today from his Twitter account regarding his participation in the tournament: https://twitter.com/realshoaibmalik/status/1062038708008833024 Malik recently represented Pakistan in the limited-overs matches of UAE tour against New Zealand. He was also one of Pakistan’s mainstays in the Asia Cup tournament which was played out in UAE. His wife, Indian Tennis star, Sani Mirza gave a birth to a baby boy on October 29. Last month, the former Pakistani captain took to Twitter to announce the birth of his son and also revealed his name as Izhaan Mirza-Malik.
The second edition of the innovative T10 League in UAE commences on 21st November and the finalists of last year, Punjabi Legends, will be hoping to advance by one step this time. Led by the mercurial Pakistani legend Shoaib Malik, Punjabi Legends have added a few legendary names in their squad for this year. They will be coached by Mushtaq Ahmed, former Pakistan leg-spinner. Here is how Punjabi Legends line up: Batting unit In Luke Ronchi, Punjabi Legends has one of the most devastating openers going around in T20 cricket. Ronchi struck three consecutive fifties in the 10-over competition last year and capped off with a spectacular 70 from 34 balls in the final. He will be partnered by the West Indian dynamite Evin Lewis. The batsman is a ferocious striker of the white ball