Former Captain Shoaib Malik has been cleared of all charges by Pakistan Cricket Board’s Integrity Committee on Thursday and would be part of the Pakistani Squad for the forthcoming tour of Zimbabwe.
According to reliable resources, the all-rounder satisfied the Integrity Committee in the previous hearing about 90,000 pounds deposited in one of his bank accounts and presented the details of their usage as well.
PCB Integrity Committee cleared Shoaib Malik and the official declaration would be made soon. He represented Pakistan in 32 Tests and 192 one-days.
Sources said that Shoaib’s inductance in the squad was conditional and it was linked with PCB’s clearance.
Twenty-nine years old Shoaib Malik scored 2 centuries and 8 half-centuries in fifty four innings of 32 Tests and made 1606 runs whereas took 21 wickets giving out 1291 runs.
In 192 One-Day Internationals, Shoaib Malik making 7 centuries, 31 half-centuries in 172 innings scored 5188 runs.
He made 636 runs in 32 T20 matches and grabbed 14 wickets.
It is to be kept in mind that Shoaib Malik represented Pakistan in Test during England Series the previous year’s August whereas he was dropped from the one-dayer squad for Asia Cup played in Sri Lanka in June 2010.
