In a social media post on X today, Pakistani all-rounder Shoaib Malik announced his resignation as the position of Domestic Cricket Mentor.
He submitted his formal resignation to the Pakistan Cricket Board two weeks ago, saying he believed it was “time to move on” to ensure fairness and pay attention to multiple personal and professional responsibilities in his life.
It was not an easy decision, but after considering my obligations, he wrote in his essay, “I realized that juggling multiple responsibilities would prevent me from giving my best — both to Pakistan cricket and to my other professional and personal priorities.”
In order to give PCB ample time to select a new mentor for the upcoming season, the former captain stated that he will continue to fulfill his contractual duties in the position.
In addition, Malik conveyed his sincere appreciation to the players who “entrusted him with the opportunity to share his knowledge,” the coaching staff at Stallion, his former teammate and director of Champions Events Wahab Riaz, PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, and the PCB executive team.
Working with some of the best cricket players in Pakistan has been a tremendously rewarding experience that I will always treasure.
From 2007 until 2009, Malik led Pakistan’s cricket team as captain. He began his career as an off-break bowler before making his one-day international debut in 1999. Malik eventually became known as an all-around batting batsman.
In 287 one-day international matches, he amassed 7,534 runs, including nine hundreds. He finished with 158 wickets as an off-spinner and captained Pakistan in 41 One-Day Internationals.
After the 2019 World Cup, he formally announced his retirement from one-day cricket.
