http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Malik-c90088 to earn central contract with PCB – Cricket News Update
Pakistan’s all-rounder Shoaib Malik, is now ready to earn a central contract with the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 Cricket Board (PCB), after making his place in the team’s tour to Zimbabwe, starting next month.
“It was Malik`s non-clearance that kept him away from the central contracts list. Since he’s been cleared, the PCB might be awarding him one soon,” one of the PCB sources told.
Malik was not the part of Pakistan’s 16-man squad for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 tour; however his inclusion was made later, after he was given clearance by Pakistan Cricket Board's integrity committee.
The source also revealed that the allrounder will be given a category ‘A’ contract.
Malik, along with one of his teammates pleaded clearance from the integrity committee before the International Cricket Council (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625) World Cup 2011, but unfortunately both failed to give any satisfactory explanation and were not
included in the mega event.
He had been denied clearance from the integrity committee since September 2010, when he failed to provide the proper explanation of his deposits in his foreign bank accounts
Malik, in his earlier statement revealed that missing the World Cup was the worst moment of his life.
Subhan Ahmed the Chief Operating Officer of PCB, on Monday told media that Malik was included in the squad for the next month’s tour of Zimbabwe on merit.
“Although he (Malik) has been away from international cricket for quite some time, he has been performing well in domestic cricket,” he told APP.
The right-handed batsman has played in 172 One Day International innings, scoring 5188 score at an average of 34.35, including seven centuries and thirty-one fifties. Bowling in 155 ODI innings, he has claimed 134 wickets at an
average of 36.29
Subhan also indicated that the outgoing coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waqar-Younis-Maitla-c96193 also strongly advised the inclusion of the all-rounder.
The chief selector, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohsin-Hasan-Khan-c77595, made it clear that Malik should be awarded the central contract automatically after he received clearance.
Pakistan’s tour to Zimbabwe includes a one-off Test, a three-match One-Day International series and two Twenty20 fixtures.
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