Asif Khan (born 15 February 1990) is a Pakistani

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er who currently represents the

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. Between 2007 and 2014, Asif played domestic cricket in Pakistan, including 32 first-class matches for

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. In 2017, Asif moved to

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with the aim to be selected for the national cricket team once he became eligible based on his residency in the country. In March 2022, he was named in the UAE's

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(ODI) squad for the 2022 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series tournament, his maiden call-up to the national side. He made his ODI debut on 5 March 2022, for the UAE against

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. On 16 March 2023, in a

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against

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, Khan scored his first century in ODIs. Khan's century came off in 41 balls, which was the quickest hundred by a player from an associate nation, and fourth quickest overall, in terms of number of balls played in an ODI. In the same month, he brought up his second ODI century, scoring career-best 103 runs off 84 balls, against the

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in the

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* 1990 births Living people Emirati cricketers United Arab Emirates One Day International cricketers Pakistani cricketers Lahore cricketers Cricketers from Lahore Pakistani emigrants to the United Arab Emirates Pakistani expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates {{Pakistan-cricket-bio-1990s-stub