Pakistani Cricket Players: Asad Shafiq

Asad Shafiq Biography

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Asad Shafiq is an international cricket player from Pakistan. He is a right-hand batsman and occasional leg-break bowler. Asad Shafiq is a most talented outcome of the Karachi tape ball cricketing circuit. He came to lime light in the first-class debut season in 2007-08. He played his debut ODI International in the Asia Cup 2010 against Bangladesh team on 21st June 2010. He has played domestic circuit matches from Karachi Blues, Karachi Whites, Karachi Dolphin, Karachi Zebra, North West Frontier Province and Sindh. Asad Shafiq scored 17 runs from 19 balls in his first One day International and was stumped by Mushfiqur Rahim, Both the teams have no interest in the Match because both team are out of the final race & India & Sri Lanka has qualified for the Finals. Asad Shafiq got next chance to show his talent when three Pakistani players were caught involved in Spot-fixing allegations the three players are Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Asif and captain of a test team Salman Butt. Asad Shafiq scored his maiden fifty in ODI cricket against England on the 12th of September 2010. On the basis of good performances throughout the tour he was selected to play for the five matches ODI series against South Africa and a two match test series against them as well. He had been promoted as opener in the first two ODI’s where he struggled due to batting order changes, for that reason he had been moved down the order to his ideal number 4 position just after Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq surpassed in that position and shown his real talent as a most talented batsman. He was given a rest for the final ODI and replaced by veteran Mohammad Yousaf. Asad Shafiq was not in the playing for the first test match in the two match test series against South Africa but after a bad performance by Find Asad Shafiq profile and stats of batting, bowling and fielding including latest updated news of Asad Shafiq, videos and images at Hamariweb.com. Also find detail Player profile and career statistics of Asad Shafiq of Pakistan.

Asad is right-handed batsman who is product of Karachi’s tape ball cricket. This Pakistani international cricketer was given chance in 2010 Asia Cup where he made his ODI debut against Bangladesh. Asad Shafiq is more suitable for Test Match Cricket than ODI due to his temperament and solid technique.

Asad Shafiq was born on 28 January 1986 in Karachi Pakistan. He stormed the first-class scene in his first season in 2007 when he scored double century. In next two years he performed brilliantly in domestic cricket and scored lot of runs which ultimately attracted the national selectors toward this youngster. At Test level he already proved his worth by scoring centuries and considered as one of the most solid batmen in Pakistan Cricket.

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