5 Pakistan cricketers who are loved by Indians

#5 Shoaib Malik

The cricketer is married to Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and keeps visiting the country

Playing against India brings the best out of the right-hander. Malik has an average of nearly 50 in 37 matches while batting against India. But the 34-year-old has a more special connection with India than the rest on this list. Apart from his cricketing career, Shoaib Malik will always be popular in India because of his marriage to Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza. The two tied the knot in 2010 and since then Malik has been treated by his Indian fans as family.

Malik has also reciprocated the love. Ahead of their T20 campaign, he also remarked "I am very happy to be in India, I always get a lot of love. I am honoured to be in India.” Shoaib Malik was also the captain of Pakistan when India won the T20 World Cup against them in 2007.