Saleem Malik

                                       
Saleem Malik (Urdu: سلیم ملک‎) (16 April 1963) (also known as Salim Malik) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played between 1981/82 and 1999, at one stage captaining the Pakistani cricket team. He was a right-handed wristy middle order batsman who was strong square of the wicket. His legbreak bowling was also quite effective. Despite playing over 100 Tests he would go down in cricket history as the first of a number of international cricketers to be banned for match fixing around the start of the 21st century. Saleem is the brother-in-law of former teammate Ijaz Ahmed.

Personal information
Full name	Saleem Pervez
Born	16 April 1963 (age 50) Lahore, Pakistan
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm off break / slow-medium
International information
National side	Pakistan
Test debut (cap 90)	5 March 1982 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	20 February 1999 v India
ODI debut (cap 38)	12 January 1982 v West Indies
Last ODI	8 June 1999 v India
ODI shirt no.	3
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1981–1999	Lahore
1982–2000	Habib Bank Limited
1991–1993	Essex
1991–1992	Sargodha
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 103 283 269 426 Runs scored 5,768 7,170 16,586 11,856 Batting average 43.69 32.88 45.94 36.59 100s/50s 15/29 5/47 43/81 12/78 Top score 237 102 237 138 Balls bowled 734 3,505 5,784 5,745 Wickets 5 89 93 160 Bowling average 82.80 33.24 35.30 29.35 5 wickets in innings 0 1 4 1 10 wickets in match – n/a 0 n/a Best bowling 1/3 5/35 5/19 5/35 Catches/stumpings 65/– 81/– 167/– 141/–