True, it was really shameful he wasn’t allowed to play one of those charity old timers match either; he played one and boy did he nail the Indian old timers all over the place lol!
I think he was a great batsman and a good captain. I bet Kapil Dev still has nightmares about when he was blasted for 5 Fours in an over by Malik. Read more about it, how he turned the tide on the Indians.
Cricinfo - The lone hand - Salim Malik takes the game away
Also, how can we forget his heroics where he took on the mighty Windies pace attack with a plastered broken arm (thanks to Courtney Walsh). He would often switch from being right handed to left handed because of the pain he was in, and nevertheless saved the game for Pakistan. If you are in a situation like this, the last thing you can ask for is an Ambrose/Walsh pace attack.