mohammad asif Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
mohammad asif is a cricketer(sportsman) from Pakistan. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Mohammad Asif
Born
December 20, 1982, Sheikhupura, Punjab
Age
40 years old
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast medium
Playing Role
Bowler
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 23 | 38 | 11 | 8 |
Inn | 38 | 16 | 3 | 2 |
Runs | 141 | 34 | 9 | 3 |
Avg | 5.64 | 3.78 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
SR | 30.45 | 34.0 | 300.0 | 50.0 |
HS | 29 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
NO | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4s | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
6s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 23 | 38 | 11 | 8 |
Inn | 44 | 36 | 11 | 8 |
Balls | 5171 | 1941 | 257 | 192 |
Runs | 2583 | 1524 | 343 | 296 |
Wkt | 106 | 46 | 13 | 8 |
BBI | 41 / 6 | 28 / 3 | 18 / 4 | 19 / 4 |
BBM | 71 / 11 | 28 / 3 | 18 / 4 | 19 / 4 |
Eco | 3.0 | 4.71 | 8.01 | 9.25 |
Avg | 24.37 | 33.13 | 26.38 | 37.0 |
5W | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Teams he has played for:
- Pakistan
- Asia XI
- Delhi Daredevils
- Khan Research Labs
- Lahore Division
- Leicestershire
- National Bank of Pakistan
- Sheikhupura Cricket Association
- Sialkot Cricket Association
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Asif's debut Test was against Australia at Sydney and it was not a memorable occasion. In 16 fruitless overs, he conceded 72 runs and was carted all around the park. After been dropped, Asif came back into the side for the home series against India. It was in the third Test at Karachi in 2006 where Asif stole the show and established him as a force to be reckoned with. He dismantled the Indian top order ruthlessly and picked up seven wickets in the match to give Pakistan victory. From that point on, Asif was a proven match winner.
In the second Test against Sri Lanka in Kandy, Asif is at his lethal best as he takes his first five wicket haul and his first 10 wicket haul in Tests as Pakistan clinch a series win over the Lankans. In two Tests, he had picked up 17 wickets. However, the high was followed by a low as Asif, along with team-mate, Shoaib Akhtar, were suspended by the PCB after both failed a drugs Test for the performance enhancing substance Nandrolone. The PCB handed down a two year ban and both players appealed. The second tribunal cleared them but WADA was unhappy with the decision and they challenged it at the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in Switzerland. The stalemate continued and Asif was left out of the Pakistan squad for the 2007 World Cup. In 2007, the CAS also dropped the case. In 2008, however, Asif was embroiled in another drugs case when he was detained at Dubai Airport on suspicion of possessing illegal drugs. He was forbidden to enter the UAE ever again.
In the midst of some controversies, Asif put in some fine performances for Pakistan. During Pakistan's tour to South Africa in 2007, he was the chief destroyer as he snapped up 19 wickets in just three Tests at a wonderful average of 18. During Pakistan's tours to New Zealand and Australia in 2009/10, Asif was in sublime form as he picked up 32 wickets in six Tests.
During Pakistan's tour to England in 2010, Asif picked up his 100th wicket in just his 20th Test and looked set for greater glory until the calamity at Lords in September. In an investigation by the News of the World tabloid, Asif, along with team-mates Mohammad Aamer and Salman Butt, were accused of spot-fixing. Asif was charged for bowling pre-planned deliberate no-balls. In February 2011, Asif was convicted at Southwark Crown Court for conspiracy to cheat at gambling and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments. He was sentenced to one year in prison and he was banned from the sport for seven years. However, Asif appealed unsuccessfully to reduce the years of suspension in the Court of Arbitration for Sport, after it was rejected in April 2013, he went on to admit that he was involved in spot-fixing in August 2013.
by Siddharth Vishwanathan
As of April 2014
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
Few Pakistani fast bowlers have been as wily and smart as Mohammad Asif, though fewer have been as prone to scandal and controversy off the field. Neither claim can easily be made given the rich competition.
But such is the magic in the loose wrists of Asif. Pace is not his calling - he abhors such measurements - but he is unerringly accurate and cuts the ball either way with wicked regularity and glee. He is tall and lean so to these skills is added bounce and a natural ability to bowl long spells. An easy action and easier run-up mean that watching a long Asif spell, watching him out-think batsmen, is an experience in cricket not to be missed.
On several occasions, in Kandy, in Karachi, at The Oval, in South Africa, and in Sydney, all of it has come together in spells not only of the very highest quality, but of crucial importance to Pakistan's cause. But if ever a young, small-town man was blinded by the bright lights of a big city and fame, it was Asif.
Already, unforgivably, he has tested positive for steroids twice. Soon after the second offence, he was caught with a recreational drug in his wallet at Dubai airport and kept in detention for three weeks. Most seriously he was charged in 2010 with spot-fixing - bowling pre-planned, deliberate no-balls - and in February 2011 he was handed a seven-year ban, with two years suspended, by the ICC. With relation to these charges, he was tried at the Southwark Crown Court in London in October, and found guilty of cheating and accepting corrupt payments on November 1. He was sentenced to one year in prison.
After an unsuccessful appeal in the Court of Arbitration for Sport in April to reduce his suspension period, Asif confessed to his involvement in spot-fixing in August 2013
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