Missing the world cup is my biggest disappointment, says Shoaib Malik - Cricket News Update
Former Pakistan captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Cricket World Cup 2011 has been the worst period of his cricketing career so far because he was in the form of his life during that time in domestic cricket.
Malik last played for Pakistan during the controversial tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in 2010, after which, he was not given the clearance by the integrity committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), as he failed to provide the documents regarding his banking transactions.
However, the all-rounder has been cleared by the integrity committee recently and he has been immediately drafted in the Pakistani squad for the upcoming tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045.
Malik expressed his disappointment on missing out on the mega event and referred to his brilliant performances in domestic cricket, which was going on during the world cup. He wishes that those performances could have come for his country, had he been playing
International cricket.
Former captain said, "I was in very good form during the World Cup. I was in prime form through the domestic season, scoring nearly 800 runs at an average of nearly 90 for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-International-Airlines-c831 in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and I took regular wickets
too. Of course I was disappointed to miss out on World Cup selection, as it has been my dream to win the 50 over World Cup."
Malik made his debut for Pakistan in 1999 as an off-spinner, but he failed to cement his place in the national team in the presence of the legendary http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saqlain-Mushtaq-c88743. Later, he decided to take batting more seriously and became a batting all-rounder. He has
played a number of match winning knocks for Pakistan over the years.
The 29-year-old cricketer understands that every player faces bad times and vows to perform well for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in future. He also credited his wife Sania Mirza for supporting him during the bad times.
"Ups and downs are part of life. You have to be mentally strong enough to handle all the things and situations that come your way. My wife Sania has helped me a lot,” Malik added.
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