Shoaib Malik regretful over not being in the World Cup 2011 squad - Cricket News Update
Pakistan’s former skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Malik-c90088, appreciated the support which he received from legendary players of the county and admitted that he learnt a lot from them.
The star all-rounder, also termed his captaincy tenure as an honour.
“I never ever felt that it was an additional responsibility but was a privilege. Nobody is a born leader but the times when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waqar-Younis-Maitla-c96193 and Inzamam were captains, it helped me.” Malik expressed.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sialkot-c842 born, middle order batsman, who is currently trying to make comeback in the Pakistan team, captained his national team in 36 One Day Internationals, sealing 24 victories.
Malik was appointed as the Captain of Pakistan on April 19, 2007, as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) considered his experience, young age and consistent performance.
He player his 1st One-Day International against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 in 2001.
Under the captaincy of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
Malik is a dependable batsman of Pakistan, technically well-built, and his aggressive ability to attack the opposition has helped the team in wining some memorable events, such as the Twenty20 World Cup in 2009.
Though, he started his career as an off spinner, later he developed himself as a reliable middle-order batsman to keep the score board moving.
The cool minded Malik also faced a number of controversies regarding match fixing and politics in the team, which forced PCB to drop him from the side.
Now, he is trying rejoining Pakistan side, and has been facing the integrity committee to get clearance from the cricket board, which was formulated by the PCB to review the matter.
Meanwhile, Malik, who was also sidelined by the governing body of cricket in Pakistan during the recent World Cup, showed his disappointment after missing the mega event.
“Missing it is the biggest regret of my cricketing career and I don’t feel I can get over it.” He added.
“I was playing consistently since 2001 and it’s very tough to just sit and watch. But it happens to everyone.” The former captain quoted.
However, he called himself as a mature person, and showed hope to make comeback in the squad very soon.
He admitted that he has been struggling on the hard and bouncy wickets, and has been trying to improve himself.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792, last year.
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