Asif Khan is a Hong Kong

Hong Kong people

Hong Kong people refer to people who originate from Hong Kong. The term has no legal definition in Hong Kong. Rather, terms such as Hong Kong permanent resident and Hong Kong resident are used...

 cricket

Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

er. Khan is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace

Seam bowling

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Having played age group cricket for Hong Kong Under-19s

Hong Kong Under-19 cricket team

The Hong Kong Under-19 cricket team represent Hong Kong in U-19 international cricket.Most recently, Hong Kong took part in the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, finishing in 14th position...

 in the 2010 Under-19 World Cup, he proceeded to make his World Cricket League

World Cricket League

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 debut for Hong Kong

Hong Kong cricket team

The Hong Kong cricket team represents Hong Kong in international cricket. It played its first match in 1866 and has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1969....

 in the 2011 World Cricket League Division Three

2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three

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, where he helped Hong Kong earn promotion to 2011 World Cricket League Division Two

2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two

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. It was in this tournament that he made his List A debut against Uganda. He played 2 further List A matches in the competition, against Bermuda and Papua New Guinea. In his 3 matches, he took 3 wickets at a bowling average

Bowling average

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 of 30.33, with best figures of 2/46.

External links

• Asif Khan at ESPNcricinfo
• Asif Khan at CricketArchive
  CricketArchive
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