User:Ali shahid malik

Ali Shahid malik was born on 9th July at Lahore in Pakistan. It is believed personality of a person is carved in and shaped with inthe first two years of his/her birth with combination of his genetics, environent and up bring. let us have a brief introduction of Ali Shahid through his own words My father always narrates a story about me while I was hardly 3 year old. One day one of my uncle came from outside and entered in to room and collapsed in to a chair. He asked me to switch on the fan. I asked why you need to switch on the fan. He replied that he was feeling hot and sweating, “Why you feel hot” I asked. “Sun is hot” he replied, “What makes the sun hot” I questioned. There is huge fire in the sun. What makes the huge fire in the sun, I asked. “Hundred of thousand of atomic bombs are exploded in the sun”. How atomic bomb….. He shouted shut up and did not let me complete the sentence and said oh God. Do not switch on the fan I shall do myself. He told my father that this inquisitive kid made him answerless. He was quiet a rational person. Rationalism had crept in at very early stage of my life. I had my primary education from private tuition centre due to my civil engineer father’s job circumstances. Wrestling was my childhood passion. In 1997, we shifted Riyadh and I was admitted to Pakistan international school. I was more socialized, making friends and playing different sports. My passion for the game of cricket grew stronger and stronger. I was bowling everywhere at home, on roads and roof tops in school corridors and class room smashing everything coming in my bowling’s way. My father believed that I am a natural Cricketer. He encouraged me every bit in the beginning, no body took notice of my cricketing passion but during high school when I had increased height every body took notice of my cricketing passion. It was not passion, it was mania. I had been subjected to love and hate relation of my teachers; I faced the worst brunt of teacher’s ego and sublime love. Some of the teachers watched me playing for hours; the other has punished me physically in class room. Very surprisingly and strangely I got the best gift of my life till today on my fare well to school by the teacher who humiliated me in the class by presenting me a cricketing bat, I used to play cricket with tape (Tennis) ball. When I was fifteen there were under 17 trials for hard ball cricket for a Gulf tournament. That was the first time I played hard ball and was selected for under 17 cricket team. During the net my coach told me that I am a better batsman than bowler, It was revelation. My performance was moderate. Then came Asia Cup under 17 cricket in India, I was selected again.Mr. Roger Binnie who was ACC official (Asian Cricket Council) watched me against Srilanka where I performed well taking first three top order wickets. He selected me for Asia Select Eleven to play in India against Indian select under 17 cricket teams of state level after the Asia cup final. Roger Binnie believed that I have opening batsman’s temperament. 3 out of 5 matches I played as an opener. Became man of the match in one match .Such exposure was more than enough to ignite my cricketing passion.I had a chance to take few important tips from the great Australian Cricketer Graig Chappel who came in NCA for ten days as consultant coach. I got some important coaching lessons from cricketing greats like aqib javed, mohsin kamal,saud khan,ijaz ahmed and wasim akram. I started to take cricket seriously but injuries after injuries stranded me nowhere. I continued my education and hopefull by the end of jan 2011, ill complete my MBA(p). I have always been thought as a brilliant student by my mentors but i never think myself a good student.Once i finish my MBA, the fight for the survival will start for me. On side there will be my passion- cricket and on the other side will be my family responcibilites. Only time will tell whether ill continue to run after my passion or i am going to live a 9-5 life. I have this belief,ALLAH is the best planner, we propose and he dispose, so all my future plans are dependent on his will. MAY ALLAH help me to excel in my practical life and make cricket as my profession whether as a cricketer, coach, analyst or even commentator !