Top 5 Replacements for Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik is one of Pakistan's best batsmen and has been for the last two decades. However, at the age of 36, he may only have a few years of international cricket left and it has become clear that Pakistan is trying to find a replacement.
Over the last three or four years, some solid middle-order players have emerged from Pakistani domestic cricket and some players have put themselves back into the mix for a long-time role. Here are the top 5 of those possible replacements.
Umar Akmal
He is the wildcard. Umar Akmal still has years left in his top-flight career and still has potential left to fill.
The main issues with Umar Akmal are his temperament and fitness. If he can use his axing from the national team to turn everything around, he may find success and get back into the setup, but at the moment, he is in a very difficult position, having even been dropped by his PSL side, Lahore Qalandars.