Saleem Malik

Saleem Malik (Urdu: سلیم ملک) (16 April 1963), is a Pakistani former cricketer , he played between 1981/82 and 1999, at one stage captaining the Pakistani cricket team. He was a right-handed wristy middle order batsman who was strong square of the wicket. His legbreak 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]

Saleem Malik
سلیم ملک
Personal information
Full nameSaleem Malik Pervez
Born (1963-04-16) 16 April 1963
Lahore, West Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off break / slow-medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 90)5 March 1982 v Sri Lanka
Last Test20 February 1999 v India
ODI debut (cap 38)12 January 1982 v West Indies
Last ODI8 June 1999 v India
ODI shirt no.3
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1981–1999Lahore
1982–2000Habib Bank Limited
1991–1993Essex
1991–1992Sargodha
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 – n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 1/3 5/35 5/19 5/35
Catches/stumpings 65/– 81/– 167/– 141/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 February 2010

He captained Pakistan in 12 Tests, winning 7. In ODI cricket he led his country 34 times and won 21 of them.

International career

Malik played his first Test match in March 1982, against Sri Lanka at Karachi.[2] After making 12 in his first innings he made an unbeaten 100 in the second to set up a declaration. Aged 18 years and 323 days he was at the time the second youngest player to make a century on Test debut.[3]

During the tour of England in 1987, Malik fell for 99 at Headingley and made 102 at The Oval. He would become familiar with English conditions, playing for Essex for a couple of years during the early 1990s. He had a good season in 1991, scoring 1972 runs, the 3rd most by a non-English player for Essex.[4] In Test cricket he performed better against England than any other of his opponents, appearing 19 times and making 1396 runs at 60.70.[5]

One of his notable performances in One Day International cricket was an innings that he played against India in 1987.[6] Chasing 238 in 40 overs, Pakistan were reduced to 5/161 when Saleem arrived at the crease. He scored 72 out of the remaining 77 runs required, making them from just 36 deliveries. He finished unbeaten and Pakistan won by 2 wickets with 3 balls still to spare in the match.

Match fixing

Malik captained Pakistan in tours of South Africa and Zimbabwe before being suspended from cricket having been accused of bribery. He was however found innocent and allowed to continue his career. Malik played his last Test match in January 1999 but ended his cricket career in disgrace, having been given a life ban as a result of Justice Qayyam's enquiry in May 2000.[7]

Saleem Malik's career performance graph.

A local court in Lahore lifted the life ban imposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board on 23 October 2008. Civil judge Malik Mohammad Altaf ruled in favour of Malik and quashed the ban imposed for alleged match fixing.[8]

He claimed to have accepted an offer by the PCB to work as the Chief Coach for country's National Cricket Academy on 3 November 2008 just days after the ban was lifted, however, the PCB denied making any such offer.[9]

In October 2012, Saleem Malik submitted his application to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the position of batting coach. Earlier that month the PCB had placed an advertisement seeking a batting coach for the national side.[10] He is now planning to establish a cricket academy for young cricketers in Lahore and has been doing his personal business with his long-term partner, Hamza Yusuf.[11]

International centuries

Test centuries
Test centuries of Saleem Malik
NoRunsMatchAgainstCity/CountryVenueStart dateResult
[1]100*1 Sri Lanka Karachi, PakistanNational Stadium5 March 1982Won
[2]1075 India Faisalabad, PakistanIqbal Stadium3 January 1983Won
[3]11615 England Faisalabad, PakistanIqbal Stadium12 March 1984Drawn
[4]102*18 India Faisalabad, PakistanIqbal Stadium24 October 1984Drawn
[5]119*21 New Zealand Karachi, PakistanNational Stadium10 December 1984Drawn
[6]10241 England London, EnglandKennington Oval6 August 1987Drawn
[7]102*53 India Karachi, PakistanNational Stadium15 November 1989Drawn
[8]10261 West Indies Karachi, PakistanNational Stadium15 November 1990Won
[9]10164 Sri Lanka Sialkot, PakistanJinnah Stadium12 December 1991Drawn
[10]16567 England Birmingham, EnglandEdgbaston Cricket Ground4 June 1992Drawn
[11]14074 New Zealand Wellington, New ZealandBasin Reserve17 February 1994Won
[12]23779 Australia Rawalpindi, PakistanRawalpindi Cricket Stadium5 October 1994Drawn
[13]14380 Australia Lahore, PakistanGaddafi Stadium1 November 1994Drawn
[14]100*90 England London, EnglandKennington Oval22 August 1996Won
[15]15596 Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri LankaSinhalese Sports Club Ground26 April 1997Drawn

ODI centuries
One Day International centuries of Saleem Malik
NoRunsMatchAgainstCity/CountryVenueStart dateResult
[1]10059 Sri Lanka Faisalabad, PakistanIqbal Stadium25 October 1987Won
[2]10172 India Sharjah, UAESharjah Cricket Stadium19 October 1988Won
[3]100*91 Sri Lanka Sharjah, UAESharjah Cricket Stadium24 March 1989Won
[4]10295 India Sharjah, UAESharjah Cricket Stadium20 October 1989Won
[5]102138 Sri Lanka Rawalpindi, PakistanRawalpindi Cricket Stadium19 January 1992Won

International awards

Man of the Match awards
S No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 New Zealand Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad 23 November 1984 41 (34 balls, 1x4); 1 Ct.  Pakistan won by 5 runs.[12]
2 India Eden Gardens, Kolkata 18 February 1987 72* (36 balls, 11x4, 1x6)  Pakistan won by 2 wickets.[13]
3 Sri Lanka Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad 25 October 1987 100 (95 balls, 10x4) ; 7–1–29–0  Pakistan won by 113 runs.[14]
4 India Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 19 October 1988 101 (124 balls, 5x4, 1x6) ; DNB, 1 Ct.  Pakistan won by 34 runs.[15]
5 Sri Lanka Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 24 March 1989 DNB ; 100* (112 balls, 4x4)  Pakistan won by 7 wickets.[16]
6 India Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 20 October 1989 102 (115 balls, 5x4) ; DNB, 1 Ct.  Pakistan won by 38 runs.[17]
7 West Indies Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 11 November 1990 DNB ; 91* (98 balls, 8x4)  Pakistan won by 5 wickets.[18]
8 Sri Lanka Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 7 August 1994 93* (94 balls, 6x4, 3x6) ; 10-1-45-2, 1 Ct.  Pakistan won by 19 runs.[19]
9 South Africa National Stadium, Karachi 16 October 1994 3-0-14-0, 3 Ct. ; 62* (85 balls, 3x4)  Pakistan won by 8 wickets.[20]
10 New Zealand Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 6 March 1996 55* (47 balls, 5x4) ; 7-0-41-2, 1 Ct.  Pakistan won by 46 runs.[21]
11 India Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto 17 September 1996 1-0-9-0 ; 70* (81 balls, 6x4)  Pakistan won by 2 wickets.[22]
12 Zimbabwe Bugti Stadium, Quetta 30 October 1996 6-0-37-1 ; 72* (77 balls, 4x4)  Pakistan won by 3 wickets.[23]
13 New Zealand Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala 4 December 1996 73* (78 balls, 6x4, 1x6); 1 Ct.  Pakistan won by 11 runs.[24]

See also

References
  1. "Ijaz Ahmed profile". CricketArchive.
  2. "Scorecard: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka". Cricinfo. 5 May 1982.
  3. "Tests – Youngest to Score Century". Cricinfo.
  4. "Most Runs in a Season for Essex". CricketArchive.
  5. "Performances by Opponent". Howstat.
  6. "Scorecard: India v Pakistan". Howstat. 18 February 1987.
  7. "Malik guilty of match-fixing". BBC. 24 May 2000.
  8. "Saleem Malik's life ban lifted by local court". Cricdb. 23 October 2008.
  9. "PCB denies Malik appointment".
  10. "Geo.tv: Latest News Breaking Pakistan, World, Live Videos". Archived from the original on 18 April 2013.
  11. "What Sachin Tendulkar's teammates and rivals from his debut Test have done since his arrival in 1989". 11 October 2013.
  12. "1984–1985 Pakistan v New Zealand – 2nd Match – Faisalabad (Lyallpur)".
  13. "1986–1987 India v Pakistan – 2nd Match – Kolkata".
  14. "1987–1988 Reliance World Cup – 17th Match – Pakistan v Sri Lanka – Faisalabad (Lyallpur)".
  15. "1988–1989 Champions Trophy – 3rd Match – India v Pakistan – Sharjah".
  16. "1988–1989 Pakistan v Sri Lanka – 2nd Match – Sharjah".
  17. "1989–1990 Champions Trophy – 6th Match – India v Pakistan – Sharjah".
  18. "1990–1991 Pakistan v West Indies – 2nd Match – Lahore".
  19. "1994-1995 Sri Lanka v Pakistan - 3rd Match - Colombo".
  20. "1994-1995 Wills Triangular Series - 3rd Match - Pakistan v South Africa - Karachi".
  21. "1995-1996 Wills World Cup - 31st Match - Pakistan v New Zealand - Lahore".
  22. "1996-1997 India v Pakistan - 2nd Match - Toronto".
  23. "1996-1997 Pakistan v Zimbabwe - 1st Match - Quetta".
  24. "1996-1997 Pakistan v New Zealand - 1st Match - Gujranwala".
Preceded by
Javed Miandad		 Pakistan Cricket Captain
1993		 Succeeded by
Rameez Raja
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