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Born | Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan | 1 October 1991|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Laparu [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Middle-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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ODI debut (cap 217) | 13 July 2018 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 2 April 2022 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 76) | 1 April 2018 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 23 October 2022 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010/11–2017/18 | Faisalabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | United Bank Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2023 | Islamabad United (squad no. 13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016/17–2018/19 | Rawalpindi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016/17–2018/19 | Sui Northern Gas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Cape Town Blitz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018/19 | Islamabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018/19 | Sindh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019/20–2021/22 | Northern | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019/20 | Dhaka Platoon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Jamaica Tallawahs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | St Kitts & Nevis Patriots | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022/23 | Hobart Hurricanes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Peshawar Zalmi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
ESPNCricinfo, 15 January 2023 |
Asif Ali ( Punjabi:آصف علی; born 1 October 1991) is a Pakistani cricketer playing for the Pakistan national cricket team. In first-class cricket, Asif represents Northern, and he plays for Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League. [3]
He is one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). [4] [5]
Asif was born on 1 October 1991, in Faisalabad, Pakistan
Before going into professional cricket, he used to work as a labourer in an iron foundry. [6]
Misbah-ul-Haq has played an instrumental role in his development as a cricketer and initially picked him as a power-hitter in the 2011 Super 8 Twenty20 Cup when he was a captain of the Faisalabad cricket team. [6]
He was the leading run-scorer for Faisalabad in the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, with 369 runs in six matches. [7] He also played in the 2017 Everest Premier league for Pokhara Rhinos. [8]
In April 2018, he was named in Punjab's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup. [9] [10] He scored the most runs for Punjab during the tournament, with 328 runs in four matches. [11]
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. [12] [13] In October 2018, he was named in Cape Town Blitz's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. [14] [15]
In March 2019, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup. [16] [17] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Cape Town Blitz team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. [18]
In September 2019, he was named in Northern's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament. [19] [20] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Dhaka Platoon in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League. [21]
In July 2020, he was named in the Jamaica Tallawahs squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League. [22] [23] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Jaffna Stallions for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League. [24] In January 2021, he was named in Northern's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup. [25] [26]
He was picked by St Kitts & Nevis Patriots for CPL 2021. [27] [28] In December 2021, he was signed by Islamabad United following the players' draft for the 2022 Pakistan Super League. [29] In July 2022, he was signed by the Colombo Stars for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League. [30]
In August 2022, he was signed by the Hobart Hurricanes for BBL 12. [31]
In Mar 2018, he was named in Pakistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against the West Indies. [32] [33] He made his T20I debut for Pakistan against the West Indies on 1 April 2018. [34] He made his ODI debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe on 13 July 2018. [35]
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. [36] [37] Ali struggled to make an impact in the first three years of his international career, and was often sidelined from the team. [38] [39]
In September 2021, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [40] His selection was criticized by many people including ex-cricketers [41] [42] [43] but he proved his selection right by scoring crucial runs against New Zealand and Afghanistan. [44] [45] [46] [47] He won the man of the match award for scoring unbeaten 25 off 7 balls against Afghanistan. [48] [49]
Asif Ali won the Player of the Month award in November 2021 for his match-winning performances for Pakistan during the T20 World Cup. [50] [51]
He was named in the Pakistan's squad for the Asia Cup 2022. [52] On September 8, 2022, he was fined 25% of match fees for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the match against Afghanistan after he got involved in a heated exchange with Afghanistan's bowler Fareed Ahmad. [53]
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Born | Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan | 1 October 1991|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Laparu [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Middle-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National side |
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ODI debut (cap 217) | 13 July 2018 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 2 April 2022 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 76) | 1 April 2018 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 23 October 2022 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010/11–2017/18 | Faisalabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | United Bank Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2023 | Islamabad United (squad no. 13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016/17–2018/19 | Rawalpindi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016/17–2018/19 | Sui Northern Gas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Cape Town Blitz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018/19 | Islamabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018/19 | Sindh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019/20–2021/22 | Northern | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019/20 | Dhaka Platoon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Jamaica Tallawahs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | St Kitts & Nevis Patriots | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022/23 | Hobart Hurricanes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Peshawar Zalmi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
ESPNCricinfo, 15 January 2023 |
Asif Ali ( Punjabi:آصف علی; born 1 October 1991) is a Pakistani cricketer playing for the Pakistan national cricket team. In first-class cricket, Asif represents Northern, and he plays for Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League. [3]
He is one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). [4] [5]
Asif was born on 1 October 1991, in Faisalabad, Pakistan
Before going into professional cricket, he used to work as a labourer in an iron foundry. [6]
Misbah-ul-Haq has played an instrumental role in his development as a cricketer and initially picked him as a power-hitter in the 2011 Super 8 Twenty20 Cup when he was a captain of the Faisalabad cricket team. [6]
He was the leading run-scorer for Faisalabad in the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, with 369 runs in six matches. [7] He also played in the 2017 Everest Premier league for Pokhara Rhinos. [8]
In April 2018, he was named in Punjab's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup. [9] [10] He scored the most runs for Punjab during the tournament, with 328 runs in four matches. [11]
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. [12] [13] In October 2018, he was named in Cape Town Blitz's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. [14] [15]
In March 2019, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup. [16] [17] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Cape Town Blitz team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. [18]
In September 2019, he was named in Northern's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament. [19] [20] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Dhaka Platoon in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League. [21]
In July 2020, he was named in the Jamaica Tallawahs squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League. [22] [23] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Jaffna Stallions for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League. [24] In January 2021, he was named in Northern's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup. [25] [26]
He was picked by St Kitts & Nevis Patriots for CPL 2021. [27] [28] In December 2021, he was signed by Islamabad United following the players' draft for the 2022 Pakistan Super League. [29] In July 2022, he was signed by the Colombo Stars for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League. [30]
In August 2022, he was signed by the Hobart Hurricanes for BBL 12. [31]
In Mar 2018, he was named in Pakistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against the West Indies. [32] [33] He made his T20I debut for Pakistan against the West Indies on 1 April 2018. [34] He made his ODI debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe on 13 July 2018. [35]
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. [36] [37] Ali struggled to make an impact in the first three years of his international career, and was often sidelined from the team. [38] [39]
In September 2021, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [40] His selection was criticized by many people including ex-cricketers [41] [42] [43] but he proved his selection right by scoring crucial runs against New Zealand and Afghanistan. [44] [45] [46] [47] He won the man of the match award for scoring unbeaten 25 off 7 balls against Afghanistan. [48] [49]
Asif Ali won the Player of the Month award in November 2021 for his match-winning performances for Pakistan during the T20 World Cup. [50] [51]
He was named in the Pakistan's squad for the Asia Cup 2022. [52] On September 8, 2022, he was fined 25% of match fees for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the match against Afghanistan after he got involved in a heated exchange with Afghanistan's bowler Fareed Ahmad. [53]