Mohammad Asif is a professional cricketer born on December 20, 1982 in Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan. He is a specialist right-arm fast-medium bowler and is also a left-handed batsman.
On January 2, 2005, Mohammad Asif made his Test debut for the Pakistani side in a match against Australia at Sydney. In the following year, he was included in the squad for the home series against India. During this series, Mohammad Asif took his first Test wicket of Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh. He proved his bowling skill in the third Test and finished with the bowling figure of 4 for 78 in the first innings that gave his team the necessary lead and contributed to his team’s victory by scalping four major wickets in the second innings, which include Virender Sehwag, V V S Laxman, and Sachin Tendulkar. With his impressive performance, Mohammad Asif made a name for himself in the international cricketing world. He carried on this good form in the next series in Sri Lanka, and achieved his career best figure of 11/71 that contributed to his side’s victory in the second Test. During Pakistan’s tour to England, he made an impact in the fourth Test at Oval by picking up five wickets. He maintained his winning momentum in the following series against South Africa in 2007. In this series, Mohammad Asif claimed 17 wickets and was soon ranked eighth in the LG International Cricket Council (ICC) Test player rankings after only nine appearances, a record, which was previously achieved by former Pakistani cricketers Waqar Younis and Pervez Sajjad. For his impressive bowling display in this series, he received appreciations from various cricketing greats such as Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan and late Pakistan coach, Bob Woolmer. As of 2008, Mohammad Asif has taken a total of 51 wickets from 11 Tests at an average of 23.13 with an economy rate of 3.03.
Mohammad Asif made his One Day International (ODI) debut on December 21, 2005 in a match against England at Rawalpindi. As of 2008, he has taken a total of 36 wickets from 31 ODIs at average of 33.27 with the career best figure of 3/28. Mohammad Asif made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against England on August 28, 2006 in which he became the first bowler in cricketing history to bowl a maiden in T20I and also scalped the wickets of Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Strauss. In 2008, Mohammad Asif signed with the Indian Premier League (IPL) side Delhi Daredevils on a contract worth $650,000. During the first season of IPL, he took 8 wickets from 8 games with a personal best of 2/19 versus Deccan Chargers.
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Mohammad Asif 5/77 against England 2010
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