Asad Shafiq

Asad Shafiq

Personal information
Full name	Asad Shafiq
Born	(1986-01-28) 28 January 1986 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Height
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Leg-break
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Pakistan
Test debut (cap 204)	20 November 2010 v South Africa
Last Test	Jan 16–20 2014 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 177)	21 June 2010 v Bangladesh
Last ODI	16 July 2013 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007/08–2008/09	Karachi Whites
2001/12	Habib Bank Limited
2007/08, 2009/10	Karachi Zebras
2008/09-2015	Karachi Dolphins
2007/08-2008/09	North West Frontier Province/Panthers
2009/10	Karachi Blues
2010/11	Pakistan International Airlines
2016-Present	Quetta Gladiators
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 26 46 68 72 Runs scored 2789 1,096 4,216 2,284 Batting average 39.11 26.09 38.67 35.68 100s/50s 8/11 0/9 12/17 3/17 Top score 137 84 223 110 Balls bowled – – 158 140 Wickets – – 0 3 Bowling average – – – 47.00 5 wickets in innings – – 0 0 10 wickets in match – – 0 n/a Best bowling – – – 2/37 Catches/stumpings 19/– 10/– 56/– 28/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 November 2013

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. He has played for Karachi Whites, Karachi Blues, Karachi Dolphins, Karachi Zebras, North West Frontier Province and Sind. He belonges to Gujjar tribe.

2010: first international appearances

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 7 foot 1 inch emerging fast-bowler Mohammad Irfan. He got his maiden fifty in ODI cricket against England on 12 September 2010.

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 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 by Umar 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.

2011–present

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. 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.

International centuries

Test centuries

Asad Shafiq's Test centuries
#	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year	Result
1	104	9	Bangladesh	Chittagong, Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium	2011	Won
2	100*	16	Sri Lanka	Pallekele, Sri Lanka	Pallekele International Stadium	2012	Drawn
3	111	18	South Africa	Cape Town, South Africa	Newlands Cricket Ground	2013	Lost
4	130	23	South Africa	Dubai, UAE	DSC Stadium	2013	Lost
5	137	33	New Zealand	Sharjah, UAE	Sharjah Cricket Stadium	2014	Lost
6	107	35	Bangladesh	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium	2015	Won
7	131	36	Sri Lanka	Galle, Sri Lanka	Galle International Stadium	2015	Won
8	107	39	England	Abu Dhabi, UAE	Sheikh Zayed Stadium	2015	Draw

International Awards

Test Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No	Series	Season	Match Performance	Result
1	3rd Test – Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series	2012	1st Innings: 75 (159 balls, 10×4); 1 Ct. 2nd Innings: 100* (195 balls, 9×4) ; 1 ct.	Drawn.

External links

• Player profile: Asad Shafiq from ESPNcricinfo