Asif Ali (cricketer, born 1991)

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Asif Ali
Personal information
Born (1991-10-01) 1 October 1991 (age 30)
Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleMiddle-order batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 217)13 July 2018 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI4 April 2021 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 76)1 April 2018 v West Indies
Last T20I16 December 2021 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–presentFaisalabad
2016–presentIslamabad United (squad no. 13)
2017Pokhara Rhinos
2018–presentCape Town Blitz
2019–presentNorthern
2020Jamaica Tallawahs
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA
Matches 20 29 74
Runs scored 382 344 1,925
Batting average 25.46 16.38 30.55
100s/50s 0/3 0/0 4/10
Top score 52 41* 138
Balls bowled 5 – 49
Wickets 0 – 0
Bowling average – – –
5 wickets in innings – – –
10 wickets in match – – –
Best bowling – – –
Catches/stumpings 6/– 10/– 31/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 16 December 2021

Asif Ali (Urdu: آصف علی; born 1 October 1991) is a Pakistani professional cricketer who plays for the Pakistan national cricket team. In first-class cricket, Asif represents Northern, and he plays for Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League.[1]

In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).[2][3]

Early life[]

Asif was born on 1 October 1991 in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Before cricket, he used to work as a labourer in an iron foundry.[4]

Career[]

Misbah-ul-Haq has played an instrumental role in his development as a cricketer and initially picked him as a power-hitter in 2011 Super 8 Twenty20 Cup when he was a captain of Faisalabad cricket team.[4]

He was the leading run-scorer for Faisalabad in the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, with 369 runs in six matches.[5] He also played 2017 Everest Premier league for Pokhara Rhinos.[6]

In April 2018, he was named in Punjab's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.[7][8] He scored the most runs for Punjab during the tournament, with 328 runs in four matches.[9]

On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[10][11] In October 2018, he was named in Cape Town Blitz's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[12][13]

In March 2019, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.[14][15] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Cape Town Blitz team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[16]

In September 2019, he was named in Northern's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[17][18] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Dhaka Platoon in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[19]

In July 2020, he was named in the Jamaica Tallawahs squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[20][21] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Jaffna Stallions for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.[22] In January 2021, he was named in Northern's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.[23][24]

He was picked by St Kitts & Nevis Patriots for CPL 2021.[25][26] In December 2021, he was signed by Islamabad United following the players' draft for the 2022 Pakistan Super League.[27]

International career[]

In Mar 2018, he was named in Pakistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against the West Indies.[28][29] He made his T20I debut for Pakistan against the West Indies on 1 April 2018.[30] He made his ODI debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe on 13 July 2018.[31]

In May 2019, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) named their final fifteen-man squad for the tournament.[32][33] Ali struggled to make an impact in the first three years of his international career, and was often sidelined from the team.[34][35]

2021 ICC T20 World Cup[]

In September 2021, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[36] His selection was criticized by many people including ex-cricketers[37][38][39] but he proved his selection right by scoring crucial runs against New Zealand and Afghanistan.[40][41][42][43] He won the man of the match award for scoring unbeaten 25 off 7 balls against Afghanistan.[44][45]
Asif Ali won the Player of the Month award in November 2021 for his match-winning performances for Pakistan during T20 World Cup.[46][47]

References[]

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  44. ^ "'Asif you beauty': Celebrities cheer on Asif Ali after his match winning performance against Afghanistan". Images. 2021-10-30. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
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  47. ^ "T20 World Cup: Pakistan's 'Finisher' Asif Ali voted ICC Player of the Month". geo.tv. Retrieved 2021-11-10.

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