Shoaib Malik is a Pakistani cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team and currently plays for Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). He was the captain of the Pakistan national cricket team from 2007 to 2009. Shoaib made his one day international debut in 1999 against West Indies and his test debut in 2001 against Bangladesh. He has always been in the news for his married life and controversies surrounding him. In this article, we will discuss his age, net worth, stats, relationships, controversies and more.
Shoaib Malik Biography/Wikipedia
| Name | Shoaib Malik |
| Profession | Cricketer (all rounder) |
| Famous for | Pakistani cricketer and his married life |
Shoaib Malik Age and Personal Details
| Date of birth | 1 February 1982 (Monday) |
| Age (as of 2025) | 42 years |
| Birthplace | Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Religion | Islam |
| Ethnicity | Punjabi |
| Food habit | Non vegetarian |
| Hobbies | Reading, watching football and tennis matches |
Shoaib Malik was born on 1 February 1982 on Thursday in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. Currently he is 42 years old and will celebrate his 43rd birthday in the month of February 2025. His zodiac sign is Aquarius and he follows Islam religion. He holds Pakistani nationality and his ethnicity is Punjabi. He is a non vegetarian and his hobbies are reading, watching football and tennis matches.
Physical Appearance
| Height | 5’ 10’’ (177 cm) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lbs) |
| Body measurements (approx) | Chest: 40 inches Waist: 32 inches Biceps: 13 inches |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Black |
He has a height of 5 feet and 10 inches which is approximately 177 cm. He has a weight of 70 kgs which is around 154 lbs. He has brown eye color and black hair color. Being a cricketer he keeps himself fit and regularly goes to gym. He looks handsome with all these physical appearance features.
Early Life and Education of Shoaib
| School name | Currently unavailable |
| College name | Currently unavailable |
| Field of study | Currently unavailable |
There isn’t much information about his education and school name. His field of study is also not known. From a very small age he started focusing on his cricket career. Shoaib Malik playing tape ball cricket in the streets as a child. He started playing cricket seriously at the age of 12 when he attended one of Imran Khan’s coaching clinics in Sialkot. Shoaib Malik’s family wanted him to focus on his education and he got in trouble with them for playing cricket. In 1996, Malik attended trials for the U-15 World Cup and was selected for the squad for his bowling.
Cricket Journey of Shoaib Malik
| International Debut | ODI- 29 August 2001 against Bangladesh at MultanTest- 14 October 1999 against West Indies at Sharjah T20- 28 August 2006 against England at Bristol |
| International Retirement | He announced his retirement from Test cricket on 3 November 2015 On 5 July 2019, he announced his retirement from One day international cricket |
| Last match | ODI- 16 June 2019 against India at Manchester Test- 1 november 2015 against England at Sharjah T20- 20 november 2021 against Bangladesh at Mirpur |
| Jersey number | #18 for Pakistan #18 for IPL, County Cricket |
| Domestic/State Team(s) | Sialkot Stallions, Delhi Daredevils. Asia XI, Lancashire. Chittagong Vikings, Uva Next, Pakistan All Star XI, Khulna Royal Bengals, Barbados Tridents, Hobart Hurricanes, Warwickshire, Comilla Victorians, Karachi Kings, Bradman XI, Central Punjab (Pakistan), Fortune Barishal, Gloucestershire, Gujranwala, Guyana Amazon Warriors, ICC World XI, Imtiaz Ahmed’s XI, Jaffna Kings, karachi Whites, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Fighters, Mississauga Panthers, Multans Sultans. North West Frontier Province- Balochistan. Pakistan Cricket Board Blues, Pakistan Cricket Board Greens, Pakistan Cricket Board Patron’s XI. Pakistan Cricket Board XI, Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan Masters, Pakistan Reserves, Peshawar Zalmi, Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab Badshahs, Punjab Stallions, Rajshahi Royals, Rangpur Riders, Sialkot Cricket Association, Sialkot Region, Sindh Governor’s XI, Sui Southern Gas Corporation, Vancover Knights, Warwickshire, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited |
| Batting style | Right hand bat |
| Bwonling style | Right arm offbreak |
| Favorite shot | Cover drive |
| Nature on field | Calm |
| Likes to play against | India |
Stats of Shoaib Malik
Here are the batting stats of Shoaib Malik, give a look at them:
Test Cricket
| Matches | 35 |
| Innings | 60 |
| Runs | 1898 |
| Balls faced | 4155 |
| Highest score | 245 |
| Average | 35.15 |
| Strike rate | 45.68 |
| 50s | 8 |
| 100s | 3 |
| 200s | 1 |
| 4s | 239 |
| 6s | 17 |
One Day International
| Matches | 287 |
| Runs | 7534 |
| Balls faced | 9198 |
| Highest score | 143 |
| Average | 34.56 |
| Strike rate | 81.91 |
| 50s | 44 |
| 100s | 9 |
| 4s | 603 |
| 6s | 113 |
Here are the bowling and fielding stats of Shoaib, have a look at them:
Test Cricket
| Matches | 35 |
| Innings | 60 |
| Catches | 18 |
| Most catches in a match | 2 |
| Most catches in an innings | 2 |
| Wickets | 32 |
| Balls bowled | 2712 |
| Runs conceded | 1519 |
| Best bowling figure in an innings | 4 wickets for 33 runs |
| Best bowling figure in a match | 7 wickets for 59 runs |
| Average | 47.47 |
| Economy rate | 3.36 |
One Day International
| Matches | 287 |
| Catches | 98 |
| Most catches in a match | 2 |
| Wickets | 158 |
| Balls bowled | 7958 |
| Runs conceded | 6192 |
| Best bowling figure | 4 wickets for 19 runs |
| Average | 39.19 |
| Economy rate | 4.67 |
His Other Professions Beyond Cricket
| Business | In 2021, he launched his own signature perfume brand, All rounder. |
| Acting | He made his acting debut in 2022 with cameo appearances in the webseries Baarwan Khiladi and in the movie Chakkar. |
| Hosting | While he has appeared on different TV shows over the years, mainly as a cricket analyst, in 2022 he himself became a host through ARY Digital’s The Ultimate Muqabla, an adventure-action reality game show with the contestants being celebrities performing different thrilling tasks in Thailand.Later in the same year, through the OTT platform UrduFlix, he launched The Mirza Malik Show, with his wife Sania Mirza as the co-host, where they interview celebrities. |
Records of Shoaib
Here are some of Shoaib Malik’s cricket records:
- Batting: Malik has the most consecutive innings without a duck with 65. He also has the most ducks in his career with 15.
- Bowling: Malik has the most balls bowled in his career with 7958. He also has the most runs conceded in his career with 6192.
- Fielding: Malik has the most catches in his career with 98.
- Innings partnerships: Malik has the highest partnership for the third wicket with 223.
- All-round: Malik has taken 100 wickets and scored 1000 runs.
- Batting average: Malik’s batting average in ODIs is 34.50.
- 100s/50s: Malik has 9 hundreds and 44 fifties in ODIs.
- Debut: Malik made his debut on October 14, 1999 in a match against the West Indies.
- Last match: Malik played his last match on June 16, 2019 against India.
Awards and Achievements
Here are some of the awards and achievements of Shoaib Malik, give a look at them:
- Player of the match: Malik has won 19 player-of-the-match awards.
- Player of the series: Malik has won 5 player-of-the-series awards.
- ICC Champions Trophy: Malik was part of the Pakistan team that won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.
- Rest of the World XI: In 2018, Malik was named to the Rest of the World XI squad for a T20I against the West Indies.
- Central contract: In 2018, Malik was awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
- 2021 ICC T20 World Cup: Malik scored the tournament’s joint-fastest fifty in the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup
Controversies
Here are the major controversies of Shoaib Malik, have a look at them:
- Accused of Chucking: Shoaib Malik who allegedly copy the bowling action of Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq was report for chucking in 2002 and 2004. Although the improved International Cricket Council (ICC) rules permitted an elbow flex of up to 15 degrees, some biomechanical tests showed that his action was above the permissible limits. However, in November 2005, he was clear of his suspected illegal bowling action.
- Police Complaint by His First Wife: In 2010, Ayesha Siddiqui, Shoaib’s first wife, filed a police complaint against him for cheating on her. Before Shoaib’s marriage to Sania Mirza, Ayesha claimed that she was married to Shoaib and said that they both had a telephonic nikaah in 2002. Although Shoaib initially denied that he was married to Ayesha, he later got divorced from Ayesha in April 2010, a few days beforehis marriage to Sania Mirza. Some sources claimed that Shoaib paid Rs. 15 crores to Ayesha as alimony.
- Banned by Pakistan Cricket Board: Shoaib Malik was banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board in March 2010 after the management team alleged that he misbehaved with the management during the 2009-2010 Australian tour. The Board also imposed a fine of Rs. 2 million (Pakistani) on him. Shoaib later appealed to the board against the ban and it was lifted in May 2010. The fine was also reduced to Rs. 1 million.
- Accused of cheating: when he married Sana Javed he was accus of cheating his second wife, the well know tennis player Sania Mirza. As soon as he circulate the photos of his third marriage with Sana on 20 January 2024 on social media, sana javed age is 30 year.
Family Life of Shoaib Malik
| Father | Saleem Hussain Malik alias Faqeer Hussain Malik (owned a footwear; died in 2006 of throat cancer) |
| Mother | Sultana Malik |
| Brother | Adeel Malik (younger; professional cricketer) |
| Sister(s) | Sadaf Imran (elder), Shazia Imran (elder) |
| Other relatives | Nephew: Mohammad Huraira (professional cricketer) |
Shoaib was born in a middle class Punjabi Rajput family in Sialkot. His father Malik Faqueer Hussain was a local shopkeeper who used to sell shoes, supported his son’s passion for cricket but died due to throat cancer in 2006. His mother’s name is Sultana Malik who is a homemaker. He has a younger brother named Adeel Malik who is a professional cricketer by profession. He has two elder sisters namely Sadaf Imran and Sazia Imran. His nephew Mohammad Huaria is also a professional cricketer.
Shoaib Malik Wife
| Marital status | Married |
|---|---|
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Sania Mirza (Tennis Player)Ayesha Omar (Rumored; model, actress, singer, youtuber)Sana Javed (actor) |
| Marriage date | First marriage: year, 2002Second marriage: 12 April 2010Third marriage: 20 January 2024 |
| Marriage place | His second marriage was at Taj Krishna Hotel in Hyderabad, Telangana, India (the marriage ceremony was followed by a Walima ceremony in Sialkot, Pakistan) |
| Wife/Spouse | Ayesha Siddiqui (teacher) (m. 2002 to div. 7 April 2010)Sania Mirza (m.2010 to div. 2023 or 2024)Sana Javed (the age gap between them is of 11 years) |
| Children | Son- Izhaan Mirza-Malik from Shoaib Malik Wife second is Sania Mirza born on 30 October 2018 |
In 2022, there were rumors that Sania and Shoaib had separated as a couple as they were hardly spotted together. However, they did not respond to the rumors. But in 2024, Sania’s father confirmed that Sania was taking Khula from Shoaib. Reportedly, Shoaib cheated on Sania with a Pakistani journalist named Naeem Hanif and once claimed that Shoaib also dated the actress Sana Javed.
Sana and Shoaib first met in a reality show following which they dated for three years. They both got married on 20 January 2024. The age difference between both of them is 11 years.
Shoaib Malik Net Worth
| Net Worth | Rs. 228 crore |
| Income sources | Cricket contracts, acting ventures, brand endorsements, his self made brand |
| Car collection | Toyota Widebody SupraMitsubishi Evolution IXNissan 350ZHonda CivicAccord CL-9Mazda RX-7 |
He has an estimated net worth of around 228 crore rupees as of 2025. His main income sources are cricket contracts, acting ventures, brand endorsements and his self made brand. His luxurious lifestyle tells a lot about his assets and properties owned by him.
Social Media Handles of shoaib malik
| Platform | ID Name | Followers |
|---|---|---|
| @realshoaibmalik | 3 million followers | |
| Shoaib Malik | 3.7 million followers | |
| Twitter (X) | @realshoaibmalik | 4 million followers |
Trivia
- He was more inclined to hockey but his father wanted him to become a cricketer.
- He started taking cricket seriously in 1993 after he joined Imran Khan’s pepsi traveling coaching clinics in Sialkot.
- On 2 July 2018, he became the first male cricketer to play T20Is.
- He has endorsed many popular brands such as Gillette, Toni & Guy and Pakistan’s population Welfare Ministry .
- He was also feature on the page of the lifestyle magazine OK Pakistan.
- He and Sania received a Golden Visa from the United Arab Emirates in July 2021.
FAQs
A – Ayesha Siddhiqui and Sania Mirza are the ex-wives of Shoaib.
A – They both first met in Hobart, Australia.
A – Currently he is married to Sana Javed who is an Pakistani actress.
A – Izhaan currently lives with Sania.
A – His son is currently 6 years old.
A – The Pakistani actress, Sana Javed is the 3rd Shoaib Malik Wife .
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