Zeeshan Malik | |
Birth Date: | 26 December 1996 |
Birth Place: | Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm off-break |
Role: | Batsman |
Club1: | Northern |
Year1: | 2020/21-present |
Date: | 11 November 2020 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/793413.html Cricinfo |
Zeeshan Malik (born 26 December 1996) is a Pakistani cricketer.[1] He made his Twenty20 debut on 8 September 2016 for Rawalpindi in the 2016–17 National T20 Cup.[2] Prior to his T20 debut, he was part of Pakistan's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] He made his first-class debut for Rawalpindi in the 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 1 October 2016.[4]
In December 2018, he was named in Pakistan's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[5] In March 2019, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.[6] [7] In November 2020, he was named in Pakistan's 35-man squad for their tour to New Zealand.[8] In October 2021, following the conclusion of the 2021–22 National T20 Cup, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) suspended Malik from all cricket while they began an investigation into a breach of their anti-corruption code.[9] He was allowed to return to cricket from 13 January 2022, and undertook a rehabilitation programme.[10]