Mohammad Asghar (cricketer)

Mohammad Asghar (Pashto: محمد اصغر; born 28 December 1998) is a Pakistani first-class cricketer, who plays as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He is from Chaman, Pakistan. He plays for United Bank Limited cricket team in the first-class arena, and plays for Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League.[1] In December 2016, he was added to Pakistan's Test squad for their series against Australia.[2] In March 2017, he was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the West Indies.[3]

Mohammad Asghar
Personal information
Born (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 25)
Killa Abdullah, Balochistan, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015Rawalpindi Rams
2016–2018Peshawar Zalmi
2013–2015National Bank of Pakistan cricket team
2016–2018United Bank Limited cricket team
2019Quetta Gladiators
2019/20–presentBalochistan
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 27 62 46
Runs scored 202 95 20
Batting average 9.18 7.30 3.33
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 41 27 8*
Balls bowled 2677 2664 946
Wickets 103 102 51
Bowling average 25.99 26.11 22.11
5 wickets in innings 6 5 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 5/28 4/22 3/13
Catches/stumpings 12/– 32/– 20/–
Source: Espncricinfo, 17 November 2018

In April 2018, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.[4][5] In December 2018, he was named in Pakistan's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[6] In March 2019, he was named in Punjab's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.[7][8]

In September 2019, he was named in Balochistan's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Mohammad Asghar | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Mohammad Asghar picked as back-up for Yasir Shah". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Kamran Akmal returns to Pakistan ODI and T20I squads". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad next week". Geo TV. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Pakistan Cup Cricket from 25th". The News International. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Pakistan squad announced for Emerging Asia Cup 2018 to Co-Host by Pakistan and Sri Lanka". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Federal Areas aim to complete hat-trick of Pakistan Cup titles". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Pakistan Cup one-day cricket from April 2". The International News. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  9. ^ "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.