KM Asif

KM Asif

KM Asif, also known as Mohammed Asif, is an Indian cricket player who was born in Edavanna, Malappuram, on 24th July 1993. He is mainly a right-arm medium-fast bowler who represents the Kerala cricket team. Asif is a right-handed batsman, but his turn comes in the lower playing order.

In 2018, he made his first debut for Kerala in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Asif made his first debut at Visakhapatnam against Goa and impressed everyone with his great bowling skills. His fast deliveries against Goa caught the eye of everyone in that stadium.

Asif took three wickets off 25 runs. He showed great performance against Karnataka in the next game, where he took some crucial wickets, like Ravi Kumar Samarth and Mayank Agarwal. With his great skills and performance, he made his first List A debut at Nadaun against Himachal Pradesh.

In IPL 2018, Chennai Super Kings bought him for 40 lakhs after a bidding war with Mumbai Indians. Asif made his first IPL debut against Delhi Daredevils that season. Unfortunately, he only got to play two matches that season, but he still is a backup fast bowler for the team.