Pakistani cricketer
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 .
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He is one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
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Early life
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 .
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Domestic and T20 franchise career
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 .
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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.
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In April 2018, he was named in
Punjab 's squad for the
2018 Pakistan Cup .
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[10] He scored the most runs for Punjab during the tournament, with 328 runs in four matches.
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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.
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[13] In October 2018, he was named in
Cape Town Blitz 's squad for the
first edition of the
Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.
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In March 2019, he was named in
Sindh 's squad for the
2019 Pakistan Cup .
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[17] In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the
Cape Town Blitz team for the
2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.
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In September 2019, he was named in
Northern 's squad for the
2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.
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[20] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the
Dhaka Platoon in the
2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League .
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In July 2020, he was named in the
Jamaica Tallawahs squad for the
2020 Caribbean Premier League .
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[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 .
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He was picked by
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots for
CPL 2021 .
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[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 .
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In August 2022, he was signed by the
Hobart Hurricanes for
BBL 12 .
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International career
In Mar 2018, he was named in Pakistan's
Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series
against the West Indies .
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[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.
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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.
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[37] Ali struggled to make an impact in the first three years of his international career, and was often sidelined from the team.
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2021 ICC T20 World Cup
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
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[43] but he proved his selection right by scoring crucial runs against
New Zealand and
Afghanistan .
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[47] He won the
man of the match award for scoring unbeaten 25 off 7 balls against
Afghanistan .
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Asif Ali won the
Player of the Month award in November 2021 for his match-winning performances for Pakistan during the T20 World Cup.
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Asia Cup 2022
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 .
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References
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"New central contracts guarantee earnings boost for Pakistan players" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 6 August 2018 .
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"BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 18 November 2019 .
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"Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 22 October 2020 .
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"Franchises finalise squad for HBL PSL 2022" . Pakistan Cricket Board . Retrieved 12 December 2021 .
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"LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 6 July 2022 .
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"Hobart Hurricanes pick Shadab, Asif, and Faheem for BBL 12" . www.geosuper.tv . Retrieved 11 September 2022 .
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"Asif Ali, Talat and Shaheen Afridi picked for WI T20Is" . ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2018 .
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"Afridi, Talat, Ali bring gush of youth to Pakistan" . International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 March 2018 .
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"1st T20I, West Indies tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Apr 1 2018" . ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2018 .
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"1st ODI, Pakistan Tour of Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, Jul 13 2018" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 13 July 2018 .
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"Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Asif Ali included in Pakistan World Cup squad" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 20 May 2019 .
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"Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz named in Pakistan's World Cup squad" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 20 May 2019 .
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"Can Pakistan get the real Asif Ali to show up more often?" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 21 November 2021 .
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"Sharjeel Khan dropped from T20 World Cup squad; Asif Ali, Khushdil Shah make 15-man cut" . ESPN Cricnfo . Retrieved 6 September 2021 .
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" 'Stop criticising for once. It's annoying and frustrating': 'Angry' Wasim Akram reacts to backlash received by PCB" . Hindustan Times . 15 September 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021 .
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"Wasim Akram calls for end to criticism of Pakistan's T20 World Cup squad: It's annoying and frustrating" . India Today . 15 September 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021 .
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"T20 World Cup: Sohaib Maqsood responds to Fahad Mustafa over his criticism of Asif Ali" . www.geo.tv . Retrieved 1 November 2021 .
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"Late cameo from Asif Ali fires Pakistan past New Zealand at T20 World Cup" . the Guardian . 26 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021 .
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"Asif Ali, the new finisher in town" . The Indian Express . 30 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021 .
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"Asif Ali thanks his believers as he comes good in green again" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 1 November 2021 .
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" 'Remember the name 2.0': How Asif Ali took Pakistan home in Dubai" . www.aljazeera.com . Retrieved 1 November 2021 .
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" 'Asif you beauty': Celebrities cheer on Asif Ali after his match winning performance against Afghanistan" . Images . 30 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021 .
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"Iron man Asif Ali hits his way to stardom" . DAWN.COM . 30 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021 .
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"ICC Players of the Month for October revealed" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 10 November 2021 .
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"T20 World Cup: Pakistan's 'Finisher' Asif Ali voted ICC Player of the Month" . geo.tv . Retrieved 10 November 2021 .
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"All the squads for 2022 Asia Cup" . www.icc-cricket.com . Retrieved 11 September 2022 .
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"Asif Ali and Fareed Ahmad punished for breaching ICC Code of Conduct" . www.icc-cricket.com . Retrieved 11 September 2022 .
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Asif Ali, Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz were not initially in the squad, but were named as replacements for
Abid Ali ,
Faheem Ashraf and
Junaid Khan in the final squad.