Asad Shafiq (Urdu: اسد شفیق, born 28 January 1986 in Karachi) is a Pakistani international cricketer. A right-hand batsman and an occasional leg-break bowler, he made his One Day International debut against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup on 21 June 2010.[1] He has played for Karachi Whites, Karachi Blues, Karachi Dolphins, Karachi Zebras, North West Frontier Province andSind. He belonges to Gujjar tribe.
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Asad Shafiq
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Personal information
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Full name
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Asad Shafiq
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Born
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Height
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5 ft 5.4 in
(1.66 m)
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Batting style
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Right-hand bat
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Bowling style
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Leg-break
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Role
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International information
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National side
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Last Test
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Last ODI
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Domestic team
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Years
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Team
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2007/08–2008/09
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2007/08–2008/09
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North West Frontier Province
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2007/08, 2009/10
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Karachi Zebras
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2008/09-present
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Karachi Dolphins
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2008/09
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North West Frontier Province Panthers
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2009/10
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Karachi Blues
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2010/11
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2001/12
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Career statistics
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 November 2013
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Asad Shafiq made his International debut against Bangladesh in
the 2010 Asia Cup at the Rangiri
Dambulla International Stadium he scored 17 runs from 19 balls
and was stumped by Mushfiqur Rahim in
what was a dead rubber as neither side could progress to the final. Shafiq was
next selected when three Pakistani players were involved in Spot-fixing allegations the three players Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Asif and test captain Salman Butt Shafiq was selected alongside fast bowler emerging
fast-bowler Mohammad Irfan. He got his maiden fifty in ODI cricket
against England on 12 September 2010.[2]
On the back of his good performances during the tour he was
selected to play in the five-match ODI series against South Africa and a
two-match test series against them as well[3] He was promoted to opener in the first two ODI's and
struggled in the role, therefore he was moved down the order to his preferred
number 4 position just below Younus Khan, Shafiq excelled in that position and
displayed his talent as a batsman. He was however rested for the final ODI in
place of veteran Mohammad
Yousuf.
Shafiq was not selected for the first test match in the two
match test series against South Africa but after a horrible stroke byUmar Akmal he made his debut in the following match scoring 61 in his
debut innings but not getting a chance to bat in the second innings as Pakistan
already managed to salvage a draw.
Shafiq was selected for the New Zealand series but didn't play
the first Twenty20 International, Pakistan performed poorly and therefore
Shafiq was given his Twenty20 debut in the following match in place of
left-handed Fawad Alam. He played
both tests in the series, which Pakistan won 1–0. During the first match of the
series Shafiq scored 83 in the first innings and was not required to bat in the
second innings as Pakistan won by 10 wickets.
Shafiq was selected for Pakistan's 2011 World Cup squad but did not play in the first four
matches, before making his debut against Zimbabawe in
the fifth match, inplace of an injured Umar Akmal, in which he scored his highest ODI score of 78*, guiding Pakistan to
a 7 wicket win. In his last match against Australia, Shafiq has played a very
matured inning of a composed 46 runs, anchoring and setting up a good platform
for later players to finish a win – putting the Pakistani team at the top of
their pool. He also scored a watchful 30 runs against India in the semi-final
in Mohali.
Shafiq scored his first test century in the opening Test of Pakistan's two-match series
against Bangladesh in
December 2011. He scored 104 runs in Pakistan's first innings.[4] He played in all three Tests of Pakistan's series against England in the United Arab Emirates in early 2012, scoring 167 runs at an
average of 33.40 as Pakistan won the series 3–0.[5]
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Asad Shafiq's Test centuries
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Runs
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Match
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City/Country
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Venue
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Year
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Result
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1
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104
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9
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Won
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2
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100*
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16
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Drawn
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3
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111
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18
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Lost
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4
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130
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23
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Lost
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5
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137
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33
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6
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107
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35
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Won
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7
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131
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36
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Won
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8
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107
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39
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Draw
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Series
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Season
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Match Performance
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Result
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2012
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1st Innings: 75 (159 balls, 10×4); 1 Ct.
2nd Innings: 100* (195 balls, 9×4) ; 1 ct. |