The current state of Pakistani cricket is not ideal. After the squad lost against New Zealand at home, there were rumours that the PCB was considering removing Babar Azam as Pakistan's captain. Veteran Pakistani all-rounder Shoaib Malik is considering rejoining the Pakistan team despite the controversy. Malik declared that he has no plans to retire and is open to selection should the opportunity arise.
I assure you that, despite being the team's senior, I am physically comparable to a 25-year-old. So, I suppose what keeps me playing is that I still enjoy going to the field and I still believe that the hunger is still there. Because of these two factors, I'm going to continue playing cricket, which is why I haven't even considered retiring, said Malik, who is currently competing for Rangpur Riders in the Bangladesh Premier League.
I'd prefer to stop participating in international cricket and put an end to the sport, but for the time being I'm just enjoying playing cricket whenever I get the chance.I've already stopped playing in Tests and ODIs, but I'm still very much available in T20s, and I'll take any opportunity I can get.
Malik said that he has experienced enough ups and downs in his career and that he no longer cares about the controversy-plagued Pakistan cricket team. The moral for all athletes, according to Malik, is to not consider who is in your favour and who is not when you are playing a team game. I'm a cricket player, and I've experienced enough in my life to know that these things don't scare me, Malik remarked.
In October 1999, Malik made his Pakistani debut against the West Indies. In 124 T20Is and 287 ODIs he has participated in, he has scored 2435 runs at a strike rate of 125.64 and 7534 runs at an average of 34.55 with 9 hundreds, respectively. In his 35 Test matches, Malik amassed 1898 runs at an average of 35.14, including three centuries.
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