Asif Mohammad (born 21 December 1965) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played 115 matches of first-class cricket in Pakistan, mostly for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), from 1979 to 2000.[1] His father was the cricketer Raees Mohammad, and his uncles Wazir, Hanif, Mushtaq and Sadiq all played Test cricket for Pakistan.[2]

Asif Mohammad
Personal information
Born (1965-12-21) 21 December 1965 (age 58)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
RelationsRaees Mohammad (father)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1978-79 to 1996-97PIA
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 115 110
Runs scored 5085 1699
Batting average 31.19 23.27
100s/50s 7/27 0/5
Top score 183 73*
Balls bowled 3825 2932
Wickets 57 72
Bowling average 29.80 27.44
5 wickets in innings 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 5/54 4/10
Catches/stumpings 90/– 44/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 February 2022

Asif toured Zimbabwe with PIA in 1981–82, playing in both first-class matches against Zimbabwe, and scored a century in the second match.[3] When the Sri Lanka Under-23 side toured Pakistan in 1983–84, he played in two of the three matches for Pakistan Under-23 against the tourists.[4] His highest first-class score was 183 for PIA against Agriculture Development Bank in the semi-final of the Patron's Trophy in 1993–94, when he batted for ten and a half hours.[5] He was a member of PIA's title-winning teams in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 1987–88 and 1989–90.

References

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  1. ^ "Asif Mohammad". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. ^ Chaudhry, Ijaz (22 February 2011). "Sadiq Mohammad – 'Self-belief was my best attribute'". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe v Pakistan International Airlines 1981-82". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Sri Lanka Under-23s in Pakistan 1983/84". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan v PIA 1993-94". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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