Name:

Asif Iqbal Razvi

Date of Birth:

06 Jun 1943

Gender:

Male

Place of Birth:

Hyderabad, India

Career:

Test: 1964 - 1980
ODI: 1973 - 1979
First Class: 1959 - 1982

Teams:

Pakistan (Country)
Kent (Regional)

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Asif Iqbal: Pakistan Skipper, genuine allrounder, but mired in match fixing 

Asif Iqbal was born on 6th June 1943 in Hyderabad, India, into a cricket loving family. His father Majeed Razvi played for Hyderabad and his maternal uncle was the famous Indian off spinner Ghulam Ahmed.

Asif was a powerful right handed batsman and a genuine medium pace bowler who swung the ball late. He was light on his feet and had a wide array of attacking strokes.

While he was still at college, Asif was selected to play in the Ranji Trophy for Hyderabad in the 1959-60 season at the age of 16. He later migrated to Pakistan in 1961.

Asif made his Test debut against Australia in the 1st Test at Karachi. He scored 41 (batting at No 9) and 36. He also opened the bowling taking 2 wickets.

Asif's batting came of age during the 1967 tour of England. He scored 267 runs at an average of 53 and was second in the batting rankings. At the Oval, Asif struck 146 and was involved in a world record last wicket partnership of 190 with Inthikab Alam that rescued Pakistan.

Asif was named ‘Cricketer of the Year’ by Wisden in 1968. He chose English county Kent over others, when he was offered to represent them as an overseas player. He played for Kent until 1982, helping them win the Championship after 57 years.

Asif retired from Test cricket in Jan 1980 after the 6th Test against India at Kolkata.

Overall, he played 58 Tests scoring 3575 runs at an average of 38.86. He posted 11 centuries with a highest score of 175. He also took 53 wickets.

Asif has had a controversial past with regard to match fixing. The first allegations of match-fixing concerned Pakistan's 1979-80 tour of India when Asif was captain. Many subsequent allegations centred on Sharjah, where Asif presided from the outset as director of cricket.

Source: CricketCrowd Staff Reporter