Asif Mulla

Asif Abdulhai Mulla [1] (born 5 May 1980) is an Indian-born Canadian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a Wicket-keeper.[2]

Asif Mulla

Personal information
Full name	Asif Abdulhai Mulla
Born	5 May 1980 Navsari, Gujarat, India
Nickname	Aloka
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Occasional wicket-keeper
Relations	Mohsin Mulla (brother)
International information
National side	Canada (2006-2009)
ODI debut (cap 43)	26 November 2006 v Netherlands
Last ODI	8 July 2009 v Scotland
T20I debut (cap 18)	10 October 2008 v Pakistan
Last T20I	13 October 2008 v Zimbabwe
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 24 4 9 36 Runs scored 482 11 317 665 Batting average 20.08 2.75 18.64 19.00 100s/50s –/1 –/– –/1 –/2 Top score 58 8 87 66 Balls bowled – – – – Wickets – – – – Bowling average – – – – 5 wickets in innings – – – – 10 wickets in match – – – – Best bowling – – – – Catches/stumpings 9/5 1/2 30/4 13/7
Source: Cricinfo, 5 January 2010

He made his One Day International debut for Canada in Potchefstroom against the Netherlands in 2006–07, although he had previously played for the USA's under 16 side.

Asif Mulla was the fourth batsman to be dismissed on a duck in the first ball of the innings of a T20I and was also the first batsman to be dismissed on a duck in the first ball of a T20I match when batting first.[3]

References

1. His first name is commonly spelt Asif, but his passport spells it Ashif "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). The former spelling is used by the Canadian Cricket Association website and CricketArchive, and the latter by Cricinfo.
2. "Asif Mulla". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
3. "Records | Twenty20 Internationals | Batting records | Dismissed by the first ball of a match | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2017.

External links

• Asif Mulla at ESPNcricinfo
• Statistical summary from CricketArchive.