Mohammad Asif (cricketer)

Mohammad Asif

Asif in 2010
Personal information
Born	(1982-12-20) 20 December 1982 (age 41) Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[1]
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right armedmedium fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Pakistan (2005–2010)
Test debut (cap 184)	3 January 2005 v Australia
Last Test	26 August 2010 v England
ODI debut (cap 154)	21 December 2005 v England
Last ODI	21 June 2010 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no.	26
T20I debut (cap 4)	28 August 2006 v England
Last T20I	6 May 2010 v England
T20I shirt no.	26
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I Matches 23 38 11 Runs scored 140 34 9 Batting average 6.55 3.77 7.38 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 29 6 5* Balls bowled 4,997 1,941 257 Wickets 103 46 13 Bowling average 23.18 33.13 26.38 5 wickets in innings 7 0 0 10 wickets in match 1 0 0 Best bowling 6/41 3/28 4/18 Catches/stumpings 3/– 5/– 3/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 August 2010

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Mohammad Asif (Punjabi: محمد آصف, born 20 December 1982) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played for the Pakistani national cricket team between 2005 and 2010.

A native of Sheikhupura, Asif played first-class cricket for Khan Research Labs, the National Bank, Quetta, Sheikhupura, Sialkot and Leicestershire. He made his Test match debut for the Pakistan cricket team against Australia in January 2005. In 2010, Asif was ranked the second leading Test bowler, behind Dale Steyn.^[2]

In 2006, Asif tested positive for anabolic steroid Nandrolone, leading to the imposition of a ban which was later overturned on appeal. He was later withdrawn from Pakistan's World Cup squad with an unrelated injury. Further cricket controversy followed when in 2008 he was detained in Dubai suspected of having drugs on his person and was then found to have tested positive for a banned substance during the Indian Premier League. In August 2010 he was accused by the News of the World of deliberately bowling no-balls in return for payment from a betting syndicate.^[3][4] On 5 February 2011 a 3-man tribunal, appointed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) gave the verdict that he was to be banned for 7 years, with 2 of those suspended if no further offences were committed. In November 2011, Asif was convicted, along with Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir, of conspiracy charges relating to spot-fixing. On 3 November 2011, Asif was given a one-year prison sentence for his role in the scandal.^[5]

On 19 August 2015, the ICC suspended its previous orders and allowed Asif to play all formats of the game, effective as of 2 September 2015. He played in his first match after the ban when he represented Water and Power Development Authority in the third round of the 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in October 2016.^[6]