Bilal Asif

Bilal Asif
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Bilal Asif
Born (1985-09-24) 24 September 1985
Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Batting Right-handed batsman
Bowling Right-arm off break
Role Bowling all-rounder
Relations Zahid Saeed (uncle)
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 233) 7 October 2018 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 206) 3 October 2015 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI 11 November 2015 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–present Sialkot
2015 Sialkot Stallions
2016 Quetta Gladiators
2018– Lahore Qalandars
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20
Matches 2 15 23 9
Runs scored 38 449 227 231
Batting average 19.00 19.52 17.46 38.50
100s/50s 0/0 1/1 0/0 1/1
Top score 38 111 38 114
Balls bowled 108 1,855 1,148 174
Wickets 5 38 38 15
Bowling average 12.80 28.90 21.52 13.20
5 wickets in innings 1 1 1 0
10 wickets in match n/a 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 5/25 5/60 5/25 3/11
Catches/stumpings 2/– 9/– 9/– 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 October 2018

Mohammad Bilal Asif (born 24 September 1985) is a Pakistani cricketer who represents the national team.[1] In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).[2][3]

Personal life

The son of an electrician father based in Kuwait, and the nephew of dometic left-arm seamer Zahid Saeed, Bilal Asif roots are from the Allo Mahar Sharif village, on the outskirts of Daska and close to Sialkot, while in terms of education he has a degree in arts and is himself fond of singing.[4]

Domestic career

Asif holds the record for scoring the most runs on debut in a Twenty20 match, with 114.[5][6]

In April 2018, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.[7][8] He was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Sindh during the tournament, with six dismissals in four matches.[9]

International career

He was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their tour of Sri Lanka in July 2015, although he did not play.[10] He made his ODI debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe on 3 October 2015.[11]

In his second ODI against Zimbabwe on 5 October 2015, Bilal took his first international five-wicket haul. Zimbabwe were all out for 161 runs and Bilal had figures of 5 for 25. He also hit 38 off 39 deliveries later on, while opening the batting.[12][13] However, after the match he was reported for a suspect bowling action.[14] He was recalled to Pakistan's Test squad on 19 October for the tour against England, after undergoing an evaluation on his bowling action.[15] His action was cleared by the ICC on 30 October 2015.[16]

In September 2017, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka, but he did not play.[17] In September 2018, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against Australia.[18] He made his Test debut for Pakistan against Australia on 7 October 2018.[19] He became the 11th bowler for Pakistan to take a five-wicket haul on debut in Tests.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Bilal Asif". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "PCB Central Contracts 2018–19". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "New central contracts guarantee earnings boost for Pakistan players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Umar Farooq (5 October 2018), "Who is Bilal Asif?", ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Records | Twenty20 matches | Batting records | Most runs in debut match | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Group A: Abbottabad Falcons v Sialkot Stallions at Faisalabad, May 15, 2015 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad next week". Geo TV. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Pakistan Cup Cricket from 25th". The News International. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Pakistan Cup 2018, Sindh: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Mohammad Irfan returns to ODI squad". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI: Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, Oct 3, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Pakistan vs Zimbabwe third ODI". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Cricinfo. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Bilal Asif five-for rolls Zimbabwe for 161". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Cricinfo. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Bilal Asif reported for suspect action". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Bilal to join Pakistan squad, Azhar to return home". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Bilal Asif cleared by ICC after testing". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  17. ↑ "Uncapped Hamza, Sohail picked for SL Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  18. ↑ "Mohammad Amir dropped for two-Test series against Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  19. ↑ "1st Test, Australia tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Oct 7-11 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  20. ↑ "Pakistan vs Australia, 1st Test: Bilal Asif's Six-Wicket Haul Puts Pakistan In Command On Day Three". NDTV. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
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