Mohammad Asif Cricket Stats & Biography

About Mohammad Asif

Mohammad Asif is an international cricketer from Pakistan, listed as a bowler. Career years: 2005 - 2010. Batting style: left-hand bat. Bowling style: right-arm fast-medium. Age: 43 (born 1982-12-20). Career highlights — ODI: 34 runs at avg 3.77; T20I: 9 runs at avg -. Explore complete career numbers, debut matches and match-by-match form below.

Mohammad Asif biography

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 Osman Samiuddin

Mohammad Asif debut matches

International and first-class debut details for Mohammad Asif across major cricket formats.

Format	Match	Venue	Date
TEST	PAK vs AUS	Sydney	2005-01-02
ODI	ENG vs PAK	Rawalpindi	2005-12-21
T20	ENG vs PAK	Bristol	2006-08-28
			1970-01-01

Recent performances

Latest match scores and bowling figures for Mohammad Asif.

Sui Northern vs WAPDA TEST · 2018-11-07 · Karachi

Batting 0* & 0* Bowling 4/65 & 0/16

WAPDA vs Sui Sthn Ga TEST · 2018-10-11 · Islamabad

Batting 6 Bowling 0/67

ZTBL vs WAPDA TEST · 2018-10-03 · Rawalpindi

Batting 34 Bowling 5/56 & 2/42

Rawalpindi vs WAPDA TEST · 2018-09-25 · Rawalpindi

Batting 0* Bowling 5/43 & 2/28

WAPDA vs United Bank ODI · 2018-01-14 · Karachi

Batting 6 Bowling 0/13

Pakistan TV vs WAPDA ODI · 2018-01-12 · Karachi

Batting - Bowling 1/45

National Bnk vs WAPDA ODI · 2018-01-09 · Karachi

Batting - Bowling 0/20

WAPDA vs United Bank ODI · 2018-01-07 · Karachi

Batting 0* Bowling 0/32

Pakistan TV vs WAPDA ODI · 2018-01-05 · Hyderabad (Sind)

Batting - Bowling 2/46

Sui Northern vs WAPDA TEST · 2017-12-21 · Karachi

Batting 0* & 0 Bowling 2/42 & 3/63

Mohammad Asif career statistics

Format-wise batting and bowling records for Mohammad Asif — including Test, ODI, T20I and domestic cricket where available.

Test batting stats

Matches 23

Innings 38

Runs 141

Average 5.64

Strike rate 30.45

Highest score 29

100s 0

50s 0

Fours 19

Sixes 0

Catches 3

Test bowling stats

Matches 23

Innings 44

Wickets 106

Average 24.36

Economy 2.99

Strike rate 48.7

Best figure 6/41

4 wickets 6

5 wickets 7

Balls bowled 5171

Runs conceded 2583

ODI batting stats

Matches 38

Innings 16

Runs 34

Average 3.77

Strike rate 34

Highest score 6

100s 0

50s 0

Fours 2

Sixes 0

Catches 5

ODI bowling stats

Matches 38

Innings 36

Wickets 46

Average 33.13

Economy 4.71

Strike rate 42.1

Best figure 3/28

4 wickets 0

5 wickets 0

Balls bowled 1941

Runs conceded 1524

T20I batting stats

Matches 11

Innings 3

Runs 9

Average -

Strike rate 300

Highest score 5*

100s 0

50s 0

Fours 2

Sixes 0

Catches 3

T20I bowling stats

Matches 11

Innings 11

Wickets 13

Average 26.38

Economy 8

Strike rate 19.7

Best figure 4/18

4 wickets 1

5 wickets 0

Balls bowled 257

Runs conceded 343

List A batting stats

Matches 86

Innings 37

Runs 149

Average 8.76

Highest score 33

100s 0

50s 0

Catches 20

List A bowling stats

Matches 86

Wickets 95

Average 32.91

Economy 4.63

Strike rate 42.5

Best figure 4/30

4 wickets 1

5 wickets 0

Balls bowled 4044

Runs conceded 3127

T20s batting stats

Matches 35

Innings 7

Runs 13

Average 4.33

Strike rate 86.66

Highest score 5*

100s 0

50s 0

Fours 2

Sixes 0

Catches 9

T20s bowling stats

Matches 35

Innings 35

Wickets 50

Average 21.16

Economy 7.62

Strike rate 16.6

Best figure 5/11

4 wickets 3

5 wickets 1

Balls bowled 832

Runs conceded 1058

Frequently asked questions about Mohammad Asif

Who is Mohammad Asif?

Mohammad Asif is a cricketer from Pakistan who plays as a bowler. SportsGuff covers Mohammad Asif's profile, career statistics and match performances.

What is Mohammad Asif's batting and bowling style?

Mohammad Asif is a left-hand bat. Bowling style: right-arm fast-medium.

When did Mohammad Asif make their international debut?

Mohammad Asif's recorded debuts include: TEST debut on 2005-01-02 (PAK vs AUS); ODI debut on 2005-12-21 (ENG vs PAK); T20 debut on 2006-08-28 (ENG vs PAK).

What are Mohammad Asif's key cricket career stats?

Career highlights — ODI: 34 runs at avg 3.77; T20I: 9 runs at avg -. Full format-wise batting and bowling tables are available on this SportsGuff player profile.