Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik: “I will continue playing cricket until I am in a wheelchair”
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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has made it clear that he will continue playing cricket until he is in a wheelchair.
Malik is 43 years old, but has continued to feature in domestic cricket and tournaments like the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
In PSL 10, he played for the Quetta Gladiators and scored 14 runs in two matches at an average of 14 and a strike-rate of 93.33.
Most recently, he was in action in the World Championship of Legends competition, where he represented the Pakistan Champions.
The Sialkot native amassed 77 runs in five games at an average of 38.50 and a strike-rate of 113.23.
He also took one wicket at an average of 44 and an economy rate of 6.28.
Having had a solid campaign in the World Championship of Legends tournament, Malik has vowed to keep playing competitive cricket until he can physically no longer do so.
“I will continue playing cricket until I am in a wheelchair,” he was quoted as saying by Geo Super.
The Pakistan team recently took on Bangladesh in a three-match T20I series in Lahore, which they won 3-0.
They then travelled to Bangladesh for three T20Is, but ended up losing 2-1.
Afterwards, the men in green headed to the West Indies and triumphed 2-1 in the T20I series before suffering a 2-1 defeat in the ODIs.
Following their tour of the West Indies, Pakistan faced the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Afghanistan in a T20I tri-series in Sharjah, which they won.
They are now involved in the 2025 Asia Cup, which is taking place in the UAE.
The men in green kicked off their campaign in style as they demolished Oman by 93 runs.
Next up for Pakistan will be a clash against arch-rivals India on September 14 in Dubai.
Pakistan squad for UAE T20I tri-series and 2025 Asia Cup:Â Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem
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