Asia Cup 2018: India-Pakistan Sharjah XI

Saleem Malik

Saleem Malik is a stable middle-order option for a venue like Sharjah, and can up the run rate when needed.

Saleem Malik was a middle order mainstay for Pakistan during the 80's and the 90's. A key member of their World Cup victory in 1992, he was also part of the runners up team during 1999. One of his best innings here was an unbeaten century against Sri Lanka in 1989, while chasing a target of 245.

Saleem Malik was a useful batsman during the middle overs, and would play the best spinners in the world without breaking a sweat. In Sharjah, Saleem Malik scored 1714 runs from 50 innings at an average of 40.81, with three centuries.