Asif Khan (Emirati cricketer)

Asif Khan (born 15 February 1990) is a Pakistani cricketer who currently represents the United Arab Emirates in international cricket.^[1] Between 2007 and 2014, Asif played domestic cricket in Pakistan, including 32 first-class matches for Lahore.^[1]

Asif Khan

Personal information
Born	(1990-02-15) 15 February 1990 (age 34) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting	Right handed
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	United Arab Emirates
ODI debut (cap 91)	5 March 2022 v Oman
Last ODI	4 June 2023 v West Indies
T20I debut (cap 65)	17 August 2023 v New Zealand
Last T20I	3 November 2023 v Nepal
Career statistics
Competition ODI Matches 26 Runs scored 997 Batting average 38.34 100s/50s 3/5 Top score 151* Catches/stumpings 6/0
Source: Cricinfo, 10 July 2023

A right-handed batsman, Asif moved to the UAE in 2017 with the aim to be selected for the national cricket team once he became eligible based on his residency in the country.^[2]

In March 2022, he was named in the UAE's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2022 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series tournament,^[3] his maiden call-up to the national side.^[4] He made his ODI debut on 5 March 2022, against Oman.^[5]

On 16 March 2023, in a match against Nepal, Khan scored his first century in ODIs,^[6] off just 41 balls, which was the quickest hundred by a player from an associate nation,^[7] and fourth quickest overall in an ODI.^[8] The same month, he brought up his second ODI century, scoring a career-best 103 runs off 84 balls, against the United States in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.^[9]

References

1. "Asif Khan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
2. "Asif Khan targets national team call up after strong start to Emirates D50". The National. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
3. "ECB announce team that will represent the UAE in upcoming ICC CWCL2 against Namibia and Oman". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
4. "Asif Khan handed maiden call-up as UAE switch focus to ODI World Cup qualifying". The National. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
5. "60th Match, ICCA Dubai, Mar 5 2022, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
6. "UAE set a target of 311 in Nepal's must win match". Cricnepal. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
7. "UAE's Asif Khan leaves behind Virat Kohli, Jos Buttler and Brian Lara; scripts history against Nepal". India TV News. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
8. "Asif Khan slams fourth fastest hundred in Men's ODIs". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
9. "Namibia blast past Jersey, USA see off UAE at World Cup Qualifier Play-Off". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 31 March 2023.

External links

• Asif Khan at ESPNcricinfo