Asad Shafiq

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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 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.[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 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.[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]

International centuries

Test centuries

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

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