Shoaib Malik is set to rejoin the Fortune Barishal squad on February 2, returning after a brief departure last week. He will be ready for the team’s upcoming game against Khulna Tigers on February 3 during the Sylhet leg.
Initially, the reasons for Shoaib Malik’s abrupt departure were unclear. However, he addressed the speculations through a tweet, explaining that he had a detailed discussion with Captain Tamim Iqbal. Malik had to leave Bangladesh for a pre-committed media engagement in Dubai.
In his previous three appearances for Barishal, Malik batted at No. 6, scoring 7, 5, and 17. While he bowled one over in the first two games, he did not get the chance to bowl in the third.
Malik faced criticism on social media during the second game against Khulna Tigers in Mirpur. Bowling the fourth over, he overstepped three times, conceding 18 runs as Fortune Barishal failed to defend 187. Notably, Malik holds the record as the only spinner to overstep three times in an over in men’s T20s. Only Miguel Cummins bowled more front-foot no-balls in an over, with five in a CPL 2014 match.
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