Shoaib Malik, a veteran all-rounder from Pakistan, has become the first Oriental cricketer to reach 11,000 runs in T20 cricket.
Malik, aged 39, achieved this feat while competing for Middle Punjab against Southern Punjab in a National T20 competition at Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore.
Malik achieved the accomplishment in his 411th T20 innings, making him one of only four layers in the world with more than 400 competitive T20 contests under their belt.
The 39-year old is one of just 2 existing cricketers who made their worldwide breakthroughs in the 1990s and are still eligible to play for their various national – the other is West Indies’ Chris Gayle.
Altogether, the Pakistani all-rounder is the third to achieve the milestone.
He might be the first “non-Caribbean” cricketer to reach this achievement, since the only other players to score 11,000 T20 runs are West Indians Chris Gayle (14,276 runs) and Keiron Pollard (11,223).
Malik is also Pakistan’s major player in the list of teams by far the most scores of 50 or higher, with 67. (including centuries).
Babar Azam is next on the list, with 65 such scores.
