Shoaib Malik on the way to touch Gayle’s record

Now, Pakistani cricketer, Shoaib Malik is rushing towards the record of Caribbean batting monster Chris Gayle. Shoaib went one step further to touch Gayle. Shoaib touched the milestone of 12 thousand runs in T20 cricket. This Pakistani cricketer went one step further on the way to touch Gayle.

West Indies star Gayle has taken himself to the heights of success in T20 cricket. He has set many records in this short format of cricket. The Caribbean legend is on top of the list of run-scorers in T20 cricket. Gayle scored 14,562 runs in 455 innings, which is the highest in T20 cricket history.

This time, Shoaib Malik is on the way to writing his name in Gayle’s run collection list. Shoaib scored 12 thousand 35 runs in three innings less than Gayle. And before Shoaib, the legendary Gayle touched this milestone of 12,000 runs.

Shoaib is now in Sri Lanka to play in the Lankan Premier League. He is playing there for Jaffna Kings. The 41-year-old cricketer played an innings of 35 runs against Colombo Stars for Jaffna. And through this, Shoaib took place after Gayle in the list of a highest run scorers in T20 cricket. He is now in second place with 12 thousand 35 runs.

The retired Caribbean all-rounder Kieron Pollard is in third place with 11 thousand 915 runs after playing 545 innings. Indian batting giant Virat Kohli is at the fourth position. After playing 343 innings, he collected 11 thousand 326 runs. Australian star opener David Warner is in fifth place. He collected 11 thousand 80 runs in 336 innings. Let’s see if Shoaib can beat Gayle and set a new record.