Shoaib Akhtar: “Shoaib Malik, 40 years young and blistering”
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Pakistan great Shoaib Akhtar said veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik is a “blistering” player and is proving that age is just a number.
In the T20 World Cup, Malik made 100 runs in six games, which included the fastest T20 World Cup fifty by a Pakistan player, at an average of 50 and a strike-rate of 181.81.
As for the three-match T20 series against Bangladesh, he didn’t score any runs.
Shoaib Malik, 40 years young & blistering!
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) November 7, 2021
“Shoaib Malik, 40 years young and blistering!” Akhtar said on Twitter.
Pakistan are currently playing a limited overs series against the West Indies, but Malik was not picked.
The men in green hold an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20 series.
Following the T20 Internationals, the two sides will play three ODIs.
Pakistan ODI Squad:Â Babar Azam (captain) Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Qadir, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani.
Pakistan T20 Squad:Â Babar Azam (captain) Shadab Khan (vice-captain) Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper) Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir