Mohammad Asif

Country: Pakistan
Date of Birth: December 20, 1982
Place of Birth: Sheikhupura, Punjab
Batting Style: Left Handed
Bowling Style: Right-arm fast medium
Skill: Bowler
Teams Played: Asia XI, Delhi Daredevils, Pakistan

Batting Performance

	M	Inn	No	Runs	HS	Avg	SR
Tests	23	38	13	141	29	5.64	30.45
ODI	38	16	7	34	6	3.78	34
T20s	11	3	3	9	5*	0	300
IPL	8	2	0	3	3	1.5	50

Bowling & Fielding Performance

	M	Overs	Runs	Mdns	Wkts	Avg	Best	Econ
Tests	23	861.5	2583	200	106	24.37	6/41	3
ODI	38	323.3	1524	29	46	33.13	3/28	4.71
T20s	11	42.5	343	1	13	26.38	4/18	8.07
IPL	8	32	296	0	8	37	2/19	9.25

Career Performance

	First Match	Last Match
Tests	January 2, 2005 v Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Sydney	August 26, 2010 v England at Lord's, London
ODIs	December 21, 2005 v England at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi	June 21, 2010 v Bangladesh at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Rangiri
T20s	August 28, 2006 v England at County Ground, Nevil Road, Bristol	May 6, 2010 v England at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown - Barbados
IPL	April 22, 2008 v Deccan Chargers at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad	May 30, 2008 v Rajasthan Royals at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (Bombay)

Profile

Pakistan has always produced great fast bowlers over the years, and Mohammad Asif is the latest addition to the list.

A tall and lean bowler, Asif's nagging consistency and his habit to get under the batsmen's skin help him fetch wickets. Being tall, he has the distinct ability to generate bounce from a flat track. He can seam the ball both ways on most wickets and can regularly bowl around 80 mph. Asif is a sharp bowling brain and this coupled with stamina and control over his bowling make him a wicket-taking prospect.

Asif's career has been surrounded by controversy too, whether it is a drug ban or a spat with team-mate Shoaib Akhtar.