Saleem Malik

Saleem Malik
سلیم ملک

Saleem Malik in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Saleem Malik Pervez
Born	(1963-04-16) 16 April 1963 (age 61) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm off break Right-arm slow-medium
International information
National side	Pakistan (1982–1999)
Test debut (cap 90)	5 March 1982 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	20 February 1999 v India
ODI debut (cap 38)	12 January 1982 v West Indies
Last ODI	8 June 1999 v India
ODI shirt no.	3
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1981–1999	Lahore
1982–2000	Habib Bank Limited
1991–1993	Essex
1991–1992	Sargodha
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 103 283 269 426 Runs scored 5,768 7,170 16,586 11,856 Batting average 43.69 32.88 45.94 36.59 100s/50s 15/29 5/47 43/81 12/78 Top score 237 140 237 138 Balls bowled 734 3,505 5,784 5,745 Wickets 5 89 93 160 Bowling average 82.80 33.24 35.30 29.35 5 wickets in innings 0 1 4 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/3 5/35 5/19 5/35 Catches/stumpings 65/– 81/– 167/– 141/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  Pakistan ICC Cricket World Cup Winner 1992 Australia and New Zealand Runner-up 1999 England-Wales -Ireland-Scotland-Netherlands
Source: Cricinfo, 8 February 2010

Saleem Malik (Punjabi: سلیم ملک; born 16 April 1963) is a Pakistani former cricketer. He played for the Pakistan national cricket team between 1981/82 and 1999, at one stage captaining the side. He was a wristy, right-handed middle-order batsman who was strong square of the wicket. His off break bowling was also quite effective. Despite playing more than 100 Tests he would go down in cricket history as the first of a number of international cricketers to be banned for match fixing around the start of the 21st century. Saleem is the brother-in-law of former teammate Ijaz Ahmed.^[1] He was a part of the Pakistani squad which won the 1992 Cricket World Cup.

He captained Pakistan in 12 Tests, winning 7. In One-Day International cricket, he led his country 34 times, winning 21 of the matches.