Dawid Malan
Dawid Malan is an English professional cricket player who is a left handed batsman and a left arm leg break bowler.
| Personal Information | data |
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| REAL NAME | Dawid Johannes Malan |
| Nick Name | AC, The Milky Way Boss |
| Birth Date | 3 September 1987 |
| Birth Place | Roehampton, London, United Kingdom |
| Age | 33 years |
| Profession | Cricketer |
| Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
| Nationality | English |
| Address | England, United Kingdom |
| Gender | Male |
| Physical Stats | data |
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| Height | 6 ft |
| Weight | 76 kg |
| Chest | 42 inches |
| Waist | 32 inches |
| Biceps | 15 inches |
| Features | Affable smile, light brown hair and blue eye |
| Family | data |
|---|---|
| Father | Dawid Malan, Sr. |
| Brother | Charl Christiaan Malan |
| Sister | Line Malan |
| Debut/Fame | data |
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| Debut | Test debut: Against South Africa (2017), T20I debut: Against South Africa (2017), ODI debut: Against Ireland (2019) |
| Marriages/children | data |
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| Wife | Claire Mottram (m. 2019-Present) |
| Affairs/Children | data |
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| Affair | Claire Mottram (?-Present) |
| Education and Net Worth | data |
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| School | Paarl Boys’ High School |
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Favorite Things & More | data |
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| Favorite Player | Graeme Smith, Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher |
| Social Links | data |
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| twitter.com/dmalan29 |
More Information About
Dawid Malan plays for England and Yorkshire County Cricket Club. On July 7, 2006, he made his first-team debut against Surrey in a Twenty20 Cup match at The Oval. Malan was the leading run scorer in the Second XI Championship in 2007, scoring 969 runs at 51.00. In June 2008, he made his first-class debut for Middlesex, scoring 132 not out. Malan scored the 24th century in Twenty20 Cup history on July 8, 2008, when he scored 103 off 54 balls in a quarter-final match against the Lancashire Lightning.
In June 2017, Malan was named in England’s Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for a home series against South Africa. On his debut, on June 25, 2017, he scored 78 runs, with England winning the match and Malan win the ‘Man of the Match‘ award for his batting performance. Prior to the third Test against South Africa, he was named to England’s Test squad and made his Test debut as a number 5 batsman on July 27, 2017. He made 1 in the first innings before being bowled out by a yorker from Kagiso Rabada, and he was dismissed for 10 in the second.
Malan began his career with Peshawar Zalmi in the first season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and returned the following season, winning the PSL Final in Lahore. Malan was purchased by the Punjab Kings in the IPL auction in February 2021, ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.