Mohammad Asif Mujtaba (Urdu: آصف مجتبیٰ, born 4 November 1967) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played in 25 Test matches and 66 One Day Internationals from 1986 to 1997. During the, 1994–95 period he briefly served as the deputy captain to Saleem Malik in the Pakistan national team.
Asif Mujtaba
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Asif Mujtaba
Born
4 November 1967 (1967-11-04) (age 56) Karachi, Sindh
He is best known for hitting a Steve Waugh full toss on the last ball in a One Day International at Hobart in 1992–93 for six, when Pakistan needed seven runs to win, tying the match. He has a batting average of 214.00 from his six One Day Internationals against Australia.
In March 1987, he led the Pakistani under-25 side to a successful tour of Zimbabwe. A decade later, the Pakistan 'A' team won the 3rd SAARC Quadrangular Trophy in Dhaka, under his captaincy. Like all true leaders, he led from the front, scoring 67 against Bangladesh, in the first match of the Trophy, and finishing with 91 against India 'A' in the final. He was judged the Player of the Final and the Player of the Tournament. In domestic cricket, he was highly successful, as captain of PIA.[clarification needed]
International careeredit
In November 1986, Mujtaba was selected to make his Test debut against the West Indies With Saleem Malik injured, the selectors preferred Mujtaba over more experienced Wasim Raja. Barely 19, he failed to justify the selectors confidence in him and his four innings in the series yielded only 32 runs. After another failure against England a year later, he was not selected for the side for five years.[1] His One Day International career started with two ducks against West Indies.
Comeback
A string of strong batting performances in domestic cricket led to his recall for the tour of England tour in 1992. The move was only partly successful: his first test fifty, 59 at Lord's, helped Pakistan win the match by two wickets and he followed this with scores of 57 and 40 in a high-scoring match at Old Trafford.
On the 1993 tour of the West Indies he made scores of 59 and 41 and later that year, in the series against Zimbabwe, he scored three half-centuries, but his inability to convert fifties into hundreds meant that he remained in the periphery of the team.
The emergence of Inzamam-ul-Haq as a middle-order batsman did not help Mujtaba's cause, and, during the period between 1994 and 1997 he was in and out of the side. His last Test match was against Sri Lanka in April 1997.
In One Day International cricket, he scored a career best 113, in a 171 run partnership with Saeed Anwar, against Sri Lanka in 1993, but his two most memorable efforts in One Day Internationals both came against Australia. In January 1987 at Perth he scored 60 not out from 56 balls to take Pakistan to a one-wicket victory. Then in December 1992 at Hobart he scored 56 not out, hitting the final ball of the match for six to tie the game.
Coaching careeredit
After retiring, Asif went to the US and began coaching children at cricket at the Dallas Youth Cricket League. He lives in Plano, Texas.[2][3]
^[1] :Cricinfo Statsguru-All Round Records- Test Matches-Asif Mujtaba (Retrieved on 2009-8-28)
^Cricket, USA (24 October 2020). "USA Cricket Announce Darlington and Mujtaba as Youth Coaches". USA Cricket. from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^League & Academy, Dallas Youth Cricket. "Dallas Youth Cricket League". dallasyouthcricket.com. from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^"Former Pakistan cricketers Asif Mujtaba, Jalaluddin land jobs with USA Cricket". Geo Super. 28 October 2020.
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Mohammad Asif Mujtaba Urdu آصف مجتبی born 4 November 1967 is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played in 25 Test matches and 66 One Day Internationals from 1986 to 1997 During the 1994 95 period he briefly served as the deputy captain to Saleem Malik in the Pakistan national team Asif MujtabaPersonal informationFull nameMohammad Asif MujtabaBorn4 November 1967 1967 11 04 age 56 Karachi SindhBattingLeft handedBowlingSlow left arm orthodoxInternational informationNational sidePakistan 1986 1997 Test debut cap 105 7 November 1986 v West IndiesLast Test26 October 1997 v Sri LankaODI debut cap 59 4 November 1986 v West IndiesLast ODI1 September 1996 v EnglandCareer statisticsCompetition Test ODIMatches 25 66Runs scored 928 1 068Batting average 24 42 26 04100s 50s 0 8 1 6Top score 65 113 Balls bowled 666 756Wickets 4 7Bowling average 75 75 94 005 wickets in innings 0 010 wickets in match 0 0Best bowling 1 0 2 38Catches stumpings 19 18 Source ESPNcricinfo 4 February 2017He is best known for hitting a Steve Waugh full toss on the last ball in a One Day International at Hobart in 1992 93 for six when Pakistan needed seven runs to win tying the match He has a batting average of 214 00 from his six One Day Internationals against Australia Contents 1 Cricket career 1 1 Domestic career 1 2 International career 2 Coaching career 3 References 4 External linksCricket career editDomestic career edit In March 1987 he led the Pakistani under 25 side to a successful tour of Zimbabwe A decade later the Pakistan A team won the 3rd SAARC Quadrangular Trophy in Dhaka under his captaincy Like all true leaders he led from the front scoring 67 against Bangladesh in the first match of the Trophy and finishing with 91 against India A in the final He was judged the Player of the Final and the Player of the Tournament In domestic cricket he was highly successful as captain of PIA clarification needed International career edit In November 1986 Mujtaba was selected to make his Test debut against the West Indies With Saleem Malik injured the selectors preferred Mujtaba over more experienced Wasim Raja Barely 19 he failed to justify the selectors confidence in him and his four innings in the series yielded only 32 runs After another failure against England a year later he was not selected for the side for five years 1 His One Day International career started with two ducks against West Indies ComebackA string of strong batting performances in domestic cricket led to his recall for the tour of England tour in 1992 The move was only partly successful his first test fifty 59 at Lord s helped Pakistan win the match by two wickets and he followed this with scores of 57 and 40 in a high scoring match at Old Trafford On the 1993 tour of the West Indies he made scores of 59 and 41 and later that year in the series against Zimbabwe he scored three half centuries but his inability to convert fifties into hundreds meant that he remained in the periphery of the team The emergence of Inzamam ul Haq as a middle order batsman did not help Mujtaba s cause and during the period between 1994 and 1997 he was in and out of the side His last Test match was against Sri Lanka in April 1997 In One Day International cricket he scored a career best 113 in a 171 run partnership with Saeed Anwar against Sri Lanka in 1993 but his two most memorable efforts in One Day Internationals both came against Australia In January 1987 at Perth he scored 60 not out from 56 balls to take Pakistan to a one wicket victory Then in December 1992 at Hobart he scored 56 not out hitting the final ball of the match for six to tie the game Coaching career editAfter retiring Asif went to the US and began coaching children at cricket at the Dallas Youth Cricket League He lives in Plano Texas 2 3 In October 2020 Asif was appointed head coach of the United States women s national under 19 cricket team in the lead up to the 2023 ICC Under 19 Women s T20 World Cup tasked to identify female talent at junior level He was also made assistant coach to the USA s woman s national team 4 References edit 1 Cricinfo Statsguru All Round Records Test Matches Asif Mujtaba Retrieved on 2009 8 28 Cricket USA 24 October 2020 USA Cricket Announce Darlington and Mujtaba as Youth Coaches USA Cricket Archived from the original on 1 November 2020 Retrieved 20 November 2021 League amp Academy Dallas Youth Cricket Dallas Youth Cricket League dallasyouthcricket com Archived from the original on 26 September 2015 Retrieved 20 November 2021 Former Pakistan cricketers Asif Mujtaba Jalaluddin land jobs with USA Cricket Geo Super 28 October 2020 External links editAsif Mujtaba at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Asif Mujtaba amp oldid 1192306139, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
