Mohammad Asif Biography
Mohammad Asif Biography: The right-arm fast bowler was born on December 20, 1982, in Sheikhupura Punjab Pakistan Mohammad Asif made his international debut for Pakistan on 3 January 2005 vs Australia he was the leading man of Pakistan bowling attack especially in the longer format.
Asif also played in IPL for Delhi Derdavels in the 1st season of the Indian premier league (IPL). In November 2005, Asif signed up by Leicestershire for the 2006 season.
- Name: Mohammad Asif
- Nickname: Asif
- Role: Bowler
- Batting Style: Left Hand
- Bowling Style: Right Hand
Physical Appearance
- Height (approx.): 6 ft 4 in
- Weight (approx.): 70 kg
- Eye Colour: Black
- Hair Colour: Black
Personal Life
- Date of Birth: December 20, 1982
- Age: 38 Years
- Birth Place: Sheikhupura Punjab Pakistan
- Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
- Nationality: Pakistani
- School: N/A
- College: N/A
- Educational Qualifications: N/A
- Net worth: 2 Million USD
Family
- Father: Hassan Deen
- Mother: N/A
- Brother: N/A
- Sister: N/A
- Coach/Mentor: N/A
- Religion: Islam
- Address: Lahore Punjab Pakistan
Cricket Career
- Test: 3 January 2005 v Australia
- ODI: 21 December 2005 v England
- T20: 28 August 2006 v England
- Jersey Number: 26
- Domestic/State Teams: PDA
- Nature on the field: Aggressive
Records
- Mohammad Asif was the 1st bowler to bowl maiden over in T20 international.
- Asif equaled the record for the fewest matches taken by a Pakistan bowler (9) to reach the top 10, shared by Waqar Younis and Pervez Sajjad.
Preferences
- Hobbies: Traveling and watching movies
- Favorite Cricketers: Wasim Akram
- Most Favorite Sportspersons: N/A
- Favorite Food: Mandhi
- Favorite Color: Blue
Wife and Children
- Marital Status: Married
- Wife: Sania Hilal
- Marriage Date: 1 October 2010
- Children: 2
Awards and Recognitions
- Kevin Pietersen and AB de Villiers have said that Mohammad Asif was the most difficult bowler they have ever faced.
- For his performances in 2007, Asif named in the World Test XI by ICC
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Controversies
- On 16 October 2006, Asif was suspended by the PCB along with teammate Shoaib Akhtar and was pulled from the Champions Trophy after the pair failed drug tests for the performance-enhancing substance Nandrolone.
- On 1 June 2008, Asif was detained at Dubai International Airport on suspicion of possessing illegal drugs. In result of that Asif was banned from entering UAE ever again
- Public and media reports in Pakistan surfaced that Asif had married Pakistani actress and model Veena Malik on 28 May 2009, in a private ceremony in London. However, both denied that the marriage had taken place.
- In April 2010, Veena Malik filed a complaint against Asif claiming that he threatened to harm her if she did not stop pursuing her demand that he return the loan of around Rs 14 million he had taken from her. Later, she served a legal notice on Asif, after two cheques he gave her to settle the outstanding amount were bounced.
- In 2010, Mohammad Asif was handed a seven-year ban from the International Cricket Council and received a one-year prison sentence in the United Kingdom for his part in the spot-fixing scandal, which also implicated team-mates Mohammad Amir and Salman Butt.
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