[MENTION=79064]MMHS[/MENTION]
Well said.
Most importantly, some ppers deliberately making it sound like he has played more than five years which is not true. The amount of matches he played in those years [2010-2014] barely cover one year. One series, and he was kicked out immediately as this became repetitive process. He didn't even has one complete year uninterruptedly let alone 5 years. Stop lying by making it sound like five years.
Misbah, Hafeez, Shehzad, U.Akmal, Afridi had five years uninterruptedly, but not Shoaib Malik. That is not best way to reach conclusion knowing he has relegated to up and down the orders consistently with few series in five years
[barely cover as one year] without proper backing while former captain of T20 threw him under the train after T20 WC 2014.
It is different story that Shoaib Malik is doing amazing job in International leagues where players like Misbah, U.Akmal, Hafeez have failed miserably in one of leagues. That shows Shoaib Malik is ready to step up to the challenging tasks if backed properly like Misbah, Afridi and Hafeez. Trust me, Shoaib Malik will perform much better than all these cricketers combined. In fact, 2004-2008 is the proof of that, including his matches in overseas as well.
If he did it in the past, then he can do it again, and in fact, he will do a lot better than all these cricketers combined.
Better than those cricketers as mentioned above:
* Better tactician captain unlike Misbah
* Better at strike rotation
* Better at building innings with decent strike rate in ODI/T20
* Smart operator
* Under-pressure batsman, and accomplished at under-pressure chasing situation
* Obtained centuries in the shortest span of the career but still has more years to play
* Match-winner batsman
* Good all-rounder, best fielder, good spinner, and can handle pressure situation in fielding unlike those cricketers who drop important catches in major tournament
Why Pakistan cannot appreciate him when the whole world does? He summed it nicely in one of video-interview stating that he must have political connection with Barrack Obama, hence the international leagues pick him given the conspiracy theory in Pakistan.
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