Virat Kohli: The Indian cricket team is currently on a tour of Sri Lanka for a three-match T20 series and a three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka (SL vs IND). Suryakumar Yadav is captaining Team India in the T20 series. At the same time, after winning the T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli announced his retirement from T20 and now before the Sri Lanka series, Virat Kohli's friend cricket has said goodbye.

Virat Kohli's friend Shoiab Malik said goodbye to cricket

Team India star batsman Virat Kohli and former Pakistan cricket team batsman Shoaib Malik are old friends. During the ICC Champions Trophy, both of them were seen laughing and talking to each other. Recently, after winning the T20 World Cup title, Virat Kohli announced his retirement from T20 and Shoaib Malik announced his retirement from cricket. Shoaib Malik said that now he does not want to play for Pakistan.

🚨 I have no interest in playing for Pakistan again.

Shoaib Malikpic.twitter.com/3oNLUPwK9U

— Abu Bakar Tarar (@abubakartarar_) July 25, 2024

International cricket career of Shoiab Malik

Pakistan cricket team's legendary batsman Shoaib Malik has played a total of 35 Test matches for Pakistan and during this time he has scored 1898 runs at a batting average of more than 35. Malik has three centuries and 8 half-centuries to his name in Test cricket. At the same time, Malik has scored 7534 runs in 287 ODIs for Pakistan at an average of around 35 and during this time his strike rate has been 81.9 and Malik has 9 centuries and 44 half-centuries to his name in ODIs. For the Pak cricket team, Malik has scored 2435 runs in 124 matches at an average of 31.22 and a strike rate of 125.64 and during this time he has played 9 half-century innings.

In bowling Shoiab Malik's statistics

For the Pakistan cricket team, Shoaib Malik has taken 32 wickets in 35 Test matches at an average of over 47, 158 wickets in 287 ODI matches at a bowling average of over 50 and an economy rate of close to 5 and 28 wickets in 124 matches in T20 International cricket at an economy rate of 7.11 and an average of 24.11. Shoaib Malik has scored 52 runs and taken two wickets in 7 matches of the Indian Premier League.