Mohamed Askar (born 13 December 1986) is a

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

er. He is a left-handed batsman and slow left-arm bowler who plays for

Burgher Recreation Club Burgher Recreation Club is a first-class cricket and hockey club based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. History The club was founded on 26 December 1896 known as the Bambalapitya Recreation Club, with membership restricted to the Burgher community. The fi ...

. He was born in

Ragama Ragama ( si, රාගම ta, ரா௧ம) is a suburb of Colombo, located in the Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is governed by the Ja-Ela Pradeshiya Sabha. History In July 1874 a rail line, known as the Breakwater line, ...

. Askar, who made his cricketing debut for the Under-23s team in 2009, made his List A debut during the 2009–10 season, against Sebastianites. Asker followed this up with a 61-run haul against Seeduwa Raddoluwa Sports Club, his highest score to date and his only half-century thus far in first-class cricket.

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Mohamed Askar
at CricketArchive 1986 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Burgher Recreation Club cricketers People from Ragama Cricketers from Western Province, Sri Lanka {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1980s-stub