Shoaib Malik bags another T20 milestone

Veteran Pakistan batter Shoaib Malik became only the second batter to score 12,000 T20 runs. He achieved the feat while playing for the Jaffna Kings in the Lanka Premier League (LPL).

The 40-year-old surpassed the milestone courtesy of his 35-run innings against the Colombo Stars. Only West Indies' great Chris Gayle has scored over 12,000 runs in the T20 format. Shoaib Malik achieved the milestone in his 485th T20 game.

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- Another day, another milestone...

ALHAMDOLILLAH 🇵🇰❤️ pic.twitter.com/ZPp1u6j2m6

— Shoaib Malik 🇵🇰 (@realshoaibmalik) December 12, 2022

Shoaib Malik has been playing T20 cricket since 2005. Sialkot Stallions was a force to reckon with under Malik's leadership. He has played in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Big Bash League (BBL), Bangladesh Premier League, England's T20 Blast and Global T20 League.

Malik led Pakistan in 2007 T20 World Cup and was part of the winning side in 2009. In international cricket, he has scored 2435 runs and claimed 28 wickets in 124 games.

Malik has no plans to retire from the shortest format and still has a hope to play for Pakistan. He will retire once and for all from cricket and everyone will know it, as he has no plan to stop playing T20 cricket right now