LONDON: All-rounder Shoaib Malik will rejoin the Pakistan cricket team in the United Kingdom on May 9, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a press release on Tuesday.
According to the PCB, Malik will be available for selection for Pakistan’s second ODI against England to be played on May 11.
On April 29, the PCB in a statement announced that Shoaib Malik was returning home to deal with a personal issue and was expected to rejoin the team in England later.
“The Pakistan cricket team management has given leave to Shoaib Malik so that he can return home to deal with a personal issue. He is expected to rejoin the team in 10 days’ time,” the PCB said in the statement.
Malik is part of Pakistan’s 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup.