[VIDEOS] "I try to hit 100 to 150 sixes in practice so I'm ready to hit sixes in the match": Asif Ali

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"I try to hit 100 to 150 sixes in practice so I'm ready to hit sixes in the match" : Asif Ali

Pakistan may have missed a berth in the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, but the tournament continues to be remembered for the side’s scintillating run, underscored by their record five straight wins in the group stages. One of the key members of that side was Asif Ali whose ferocious power-hitting took Pakistan out of a precarious situation twice, sealing ​thrilling wins on both occasions.

Following a perfect 10-wicket win over India, Pakistan found themselves in a spot of bother with 48 needed off 31 with half of their batters back in the pavilion. Asif Ali carved Trent Boult through point and smashed Tim Southee for back-to-back sixes two overs later. The onslaught would see Pakistan finish the game in the penultimate over with Asif smashing Boult for a six down long-on, putting the iconic Sharjah Stadium on fire and stealing a double on the next ball.

The strong right-handed batter came to Pakistan’s rescue the very next match again on their course to 148-run target against Afghanistan in Dubai. After having lost Babar Azam and Shoaib Malik in a span of six balls and the tide turning in favour of Afghanistan, Pakistan required 24 off 12. Asif, not one to take things deep, smacked Karim Jannat for four sixes to once again close the match for his side in the penultimate over.

“It would be the one against New Zealand,” chuckled Asif when asked by the PCB Digital to choose his favourite performance from the two. “I was under pressure coming into the match as I had not been able to perform in the previous series and we were in a tough situation. I was hit on my head [by a Southee bouncer] and was feeling a bit dizzy. But, I told myself that I am here; fine and alive. No matter what, I will deliver for my team.”

The fearless approach that embodies his destructive strokeplay is reflective of his designated role in the team as the finisher and his willingness to go the extra mile has been a feature of his career since the beginning.

When Asif emerged on the domestic scene in Faisalabad, his name became synonymous with long, towering sixes. His ability to deposit bowlers from any length far beyond the boundary would turn him into a local legend.

An incredible HBL Pakistan Super League 2018 in which his strike-rate hovered around 215 in the death overs, saw him elevated to the national side and he made his international debut some days later against the West Indies in Karachi.

To establish his name amongst the big hitters, and then go on to deliver at the stage that matters the most, Asif has a strict power-hitting regime he adheres to. “I try to hit 100 to 150 sixes in my practice sessions so I am ready to hit sixes in the match.” This is one aspect of the two-pronged strategy.

As is the case with cricketers in this part of the world, Asif’s first introduction to cricket was through tapeball – a form of cricket in which tennis ball is wrapped with electric tape that helps the pacers to bowl with pace and the tape’s wear and tear provides substantial lateral movement in the air, replicating reverse-swing. Asif was a known professional tape-ball cricketer in Faisalabad and the teams would pay him to travel and represent them in different tournaments across the country.

Tapeball cricket played a crucial role in his power hitting evolution. “It [batting in tapeball cricket] is the best practice for hard-hitting,” he says, “As the ball swings and there is late swing as well. You need to have impeccable balance and head position with pretty still feet to counter it. It also helps in developing a good bat speed. Even today, when I go home, I play tape-ball cricket.”

After the T20 World Cup last year, there will be expectations from Asif to replicate those remarkable cameos when he walks out in the middle in the upcoming ACC T20 Asia Cup in the same country.

Asif is all set to deliver on them.
 
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“I try to hit 100 to 150 sixes in my practice sessions so I am ready to hit sixes in the match.”

I suggest he changes his approach to practice because it's not working most of the time.
 
This guy alongwith khusdil are the biggest con going on in the pakistan cricket
 
Asif Ali needs to learn to pace his innings. I feel there is too much pressure on him to just go out and hit sixes. He needs to build the ability to nudge around and wait for right opportunities.
 
“I try to hit 100 to 150 sixes in my practice sessions so I am ready to hit sixes in the match.”

I suggest he changes his approach to practice because it's not working most of the time.

earlier this week Pakistan Cricket posted a video of his 6 hitting practice on YT and it was a big joke. Mohammad Yousuf was throwing him dollies and he was whacking them all over the ground. Which bowler of the calibre of Yousuf will be bowling him in real time matches? He needs to practice against bowlers like Shadab and Nawaz if not Naseem, dahani etc.
 
Asif Ali will never deliver under pressure
 
Don't waste your energy and ask Dahani to help you instead. He will teach you how to hit sixes. :inti
 
Is this what the coaches are asking him to do or the other way round? Either way its not working and needs some 'fine tuning'.
 
Wasim Akram remarked in the commentary box that given his experience, the number of chances he has gotten, the fact he is playing international cricket, he should know how to construct an innings and play according to the situation.
 
This guy alongwith khusdil are the biggest con going on in the pakistan cricket

Doing nothing apart from the occasional decent knock.

Most of the time they struggle.

Surely Pakistan can do better.
 
You know what, it's stupid trying to hit sixes but given how all the other batsmen lack intent. We need this kind of stupidity, we need a batsman who can come in and wack it. If it works it in works if it doesn't then at least he's not doing what everyone else is doing. What's the point of hanging around in a 20 over game when you're coming in at 6/7/8, your job is to wack it. Go for it from ball one and if it comes off then it pays off big, like we saw it in the last WC and if it doesn't then you're no worse than the other batsmen who just hang around waste balls and get out for less than run a ball. We need a Asif Ali kind of madness, madness does not have consistency. It either works or it doesn't.
 
You know what, it's stupid trying to hit sixes but given how all the other batsmen lack intent. We need this kind of stupidity, we need a batsman who can come in and wack it. If it works it in works if it doesn't then at least he's not doing what everyone else is doing. What's the point of hanging around in a 20 over game when you're coming in at 6/7/8, your job is to wack it. Go for it from ball one and if it comes off then it pays off big, like we saw it in the last WC and if it doesn't then you're no worse than the other batsmen who just hang around waste balls and get out for less than run a ball. We need a Asif Ali kind of madness, madness does not have consistency. It either works or it doesn't.

I think batsmen need to read the situation. When Asif came out today the team was wobbling but was on track for a 160ish score. He should have first tried to secure that position before going berserk.
 
He should have been batting ahead of Shadab if he's playing as a specialist batter.Asif Ali needs to learn to rotate strike.
 
Embarrassing having these guys representing our team, such dross needs to be booted asap.
 
Embarrassing having these guys representing our team, such dross needs to be booted asap.

Then it's time for Ramiz to get on his hands and knees and beg Hafeez to come out of retirement.

Fortunately for you all Shoaib Malik hasn't cut the cord on his own career yet.
 
This guy will make a career off those cameos he played against Afghanistan last year.
 
You know what, it's stupid trying to hit sixes but given how all the other batsmen lack intent. We need this kind of stupidity, we need a batsman who can come in and wack it. If it works it in works if it doesn't then at least he's not doing what everyone else is doing. What's the point of hanging around in a 20 over game when you're coming in at 6/7/8, your job is to wack it. Go for it from ball one and if it comes off then it pays off big, like we saw it in the last WC and if it doesn't then you're no worse than the other batsmen who just hang around waste balls and get out for less than run a ball. We need a Asif Ali kind of madness, madness does not have consistency. It either works or it doesn't.

Disagree and case in point is pandya. Madness is not enough at the international level. You need a method to it and a brain.

Asif doesnt think before slogging. No gap selection, no reading the ball off the pitch or find who to target . Thats rubbish
 
Then it's time for Ramiz to get on his hands and knees and beg Hafeez to come out of retirement.

Fortunately for you all Shoaib Malik hasn't cut the cord on his own career yet.

Even now and probably going into the next decade, Malik and Hafeez would be more useful than this fraud masquerading as a cricketer.
 
I would stick with asif Ali best we got and get rid off the old man Ifthikar and kushdil
 
The fact that he came in at number 7 and after Shadab shows how much faith the management have in him.
 
This guy has zero game awareness.

He thinks international bowlers are like net bowers.
 
His only shot appears to be the lob down the fielders throat for an easy catch.
 
Asif is not a young pup and has played enough cricket to develop game awareness and play some proper cricketing shots.
 
Those who select him need to blamed here, if Pakistan needs a batsmen to hit sixes then we can hv Rauf, Hasan Ali, Dhani in their place and they will bowl too.
 
He is hitting throwdowns of MoYo for sixes.
Try to hit Naseem, Shadab or Dahani in practice instead.
 
I would rather play proper bats like shan Masood and agha salman who can at least play the game situation. Power hitters do not really exist in Pak.
 
This guy has zero game awareness.

He thinks international bowlers are like net bowers.

Absolutely right. .wasim was having a pop at pak mgt yesterday why did he come after shadab as he will only get 10 balls to face ..well thats shamefull as when he came there were still 5 overs left and he played absolute stupid shot under the circumstances
 
We understand that - but how about hitting them in a match situation like today?
 
Can he practice against leg spin variations? He looks like a tailender against them.

All these 100+ sixes in the nets probably come off Saqlain’s 20 kph throw downs.

The most pathetic batsman you can find at this level.
 
Lasted his usual few balls

What a waste of a spot he is
 
He is basically a slightly more humble but less talented Umar Akmal. Why do we have so many nothing players and why do we have to persist with them forever?
 
Asif Ali "I try to hit 100 to 150 sixes in my practice sessions so I am ready to hit sixes in the match"

In the T20I series against England:

Innings 4
Runs 34
Average 11.33
Strike-rate 136
Sixes 2
Fours 3
 
[MENTION=147292]RedwoodOriginal[/MENTION]

Perhaps he should only play in an ODI series in Zimbabwe :)))
 
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Asif Ali is an easy target…go for the guy that doesn’t play for his average, whilst we continue to obsess over Rizwan and Babar’s ICC rankings lol.
 
Asif Ali is an easy target…go for the guy that doesn’t play for his average, whilst we continue to obsess over Rizwan and Babar’s ICC rankings lol.

He doesn’t play for his average because he can’t. You need a good defense to survive, his a glorified tailender with worse technique and batting intelligence than Afridi.
 
Asif bhai big fan here, bhai choti si request, practice mein aik 6 laga lia karo phir match mein 100-150 lag hi jaien gey...
 
Two great sixes this series. Cant even survive more then 10 balls and this is a matchwinner people have the audacity to say 😂😂
 
Absolute joke of a player..waste of a spot but who else is there that is the issue...
 
Another example of a player who only practices against deliveries in his half but doesn't make his practice as tough as international cricket. I bet he doesn't practice against slower deliveries, slower ball bouncers, against leg spin.
 
He doesn’t play for his average because he can’t. You need a good defense to survive, his a glorified tailender with worse technique and batting intelligence than Afridi.

It’s T20 cricket, anyone that plays a defensive shot is playing for his average, which is why he won’t play it. Whether he can play it or not is irrelevant.

A full toss bowled at Babar and Rizwan will be dabbed to the leg side for a single…a full toss to Asif Ali and it’ll be a six or out.
 
It's actually scary how bad our middle order is these days. Asif is rubbish but so is Khushdil, Iftikhar, Haider and Shan. You can't drop them all from the world cup.
It's sad but we are actually doomed for the world cup because our batting is weaker than associates. Babar is weak against the short ball and Rizwan can't score every game so idk who is actually going to score any runs for us.
 
It’s T20 cricket, anyone that plays a defensive shot is playing for his average, which is why he won’t play it. Whether he can play it or not is irrelevant.

A full toss bowled at Babar and Rizwan will be dabbed to the leg side for a single…a full toss to Asif Ali and it’ll be a six or out.

Whether he can play or not is irrelavant??

What is this gullly cricket or intnl cricket? Bhai mere we need players that can make match winning contributions of substance Not last 2 balls

His 6s are irrelavant in the grand scheme of things if he lasts fewer deliveries than a tailender
 
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Can he practice against leg spin variations? He looks like a tailender against them.

All these 100+ sixes in the nets probably come off Saqlain’s 20 kph throw downs.

The most pathetic batsman you can find at this level.

We should open with Asif and make him the captain.
 
Whether he can play or not is irrelavant??

What is this gullly cricket or intnl cricket? Bhai mere we need players that can make match winning contributions of substance Not last 2 balls

His 6s are irrelavant in the grand scheme of things if he lasts fewer deliveries than a tailender

if we didn’t have Asif Ali for the last 2 years, we’d have 2 L’s against Afghanistan in major events. For me, that’s enough for a lifetime selection.

Secondly, every time he won us a game it was paper over the cracks, the amount times he’s saved this team from humiliation weighs far more than his failures.
 
if we didn’t have Asif Ali for the last 2 years, we’d have 2 L’s against Afghanistan in major events. For me, that’s enough for a lifetime selection.

Secondly, every time he won us a game it was paper over the cracks, the amount times he’s saved this team from humiliation weighs far more than his failures.

That enough for a lifetime selection? Thats a very low bar youve set

You might be happy with mediocrity such as this but most ppers arent

A six here and there isnt good enough for team pakistan We need to aspire to greater standards than this street cricketer
 
That enough for a lifetime selection? Thats a very low bar youve set

You might be happy with mediocrity such as this but most ppers arent

A six here and there isnt good enough for team pakistan We need to aspire to greater standards than this street cricketer

Mediocrity is when your “top 2” batsmen are relying on the tail to bail you out.

Clearly most pundits all around the world would disagree.
 
Him and Khushdil opening with Rizwan and Babar coming in at 3 and 4 is still better than the unbalanced current order
 
Asif Ali averages below 30 in all three formats in domestic cricket. On what grounds did he find his way into international cricket and what do the selectors and management expect from him?

Watching him bat against spin is comical but it is not surprising when you realize that is is not even talented or skilled enough to average 30+ in FC cricket, a platform where 90% of the bowlers who are playing will never be international grade.

He cannot score against bowlers who are not international standard but somehow, he is expected to do wonders when he plays international cricket?

Domestic numbers can be misleading. They don’t always represent a true picture. For example, Harry Brook averages in the 30s in all three formats in domestic cricket. However, he is also 23 which means he is only going to get better.

Asif Ali on the other hand is 31 and let’s not forget that he is a Pakistani 31 year old which means that in reality, he might be 34-35 and at an age where a batsman’s reflexes can decline rapidly.

He is not a batsman and Pakistan have picked him for the finisher role which is an extremely vital role in T20 cricket. I thought the most basic criteria of selecting a player for any batting position/role would be to make sure that he is a batsman first.

Pakistan could easily pick a slogging tailender like Hassan Ali instead of Asif and he would have roughly the same output over a large sample. Asif Ali is a slogging tailender except that he doesn’t bowl.

When you see players like him get international caps you realize that it doesn’t take much to become an international cricketer.

I feel sorry for the numerous batsman in domestic cricket who have thousands of runs but have never managed to get anywhere near the selector’s radar.

Asif Ali experiment needs to end for good. It is ridiculous to persist with someone who has no redeeming qualities at all.
 
Asif Ali averages below 30 in all three formats in domestic cricket. On what grounds did he find his way into international cricket and what do the selectors and management expect from him?

Watching him bat against spin is comical but it is not surprising when you realize that is is not even talented or skilled enough to average 30+ in FC cricket, a platform where 90% of the bowlers who are playing will never be international grade.

He cannot score against bowlers who are not international standard but somehow, he is expected to do wonders when he plays international cricket?

Domestic numbers can be misleading. They don’t always represent a true picture. For example, Harry Brook averages in the 30s in all three formats in domestic cricket. However, he is also 23 which means he is only going to get better.

Asif Ali on the other hand is 31 and let’s not forget that he is a Pakistani 31 year old which means that in reality, he might be 34-35 and at an age where a batsman’s reflexes can decline rapidly.

He is not a batsman and Pakistan have picked him for the finisher role which is an extremely vital role in T20 cricket. I thought the most basic criteria of selecting a player for any batting position/role would be to make sure that he is a batsman first.

Pakistan could easily pick a slogging tailender like Hassan Ali instead of Asif and he would have roughly the same output over a large sample. Asif Ali is a slogging tailender except that he doesn’t bowl.

When you see players like him get international caps you realize that it doesn’t take much to become an international cricketer.

I feel sorry for the numerous batsman in domestic cricket who have thousands of runs but have never managed to get anywhere near the selector’s radar.

Asif Ali experiment needs to end for good. It is ridiculous to persist with someone who has no redeeming qualities at all.

Again the same question, give me better option you have? That Hasan Ali option is not the right one he has not hit two sixes in one t20
 
Asif Ali averages below 30 in all three formats in domestic cricket. On what grounds did he find his way into international cricket and what do the selectors and management expect from him?

Watching him bat against spin is comical but it is not surprising when you realize that is is not even talented or skilled enough to average 30+ in FC cricket, a platform where 90% of the bowlers who are playing will never be international grade.

He cannot score against bowlers who are not international standard but somehow, he is expected to do wonders when he plays international cricket?

Domestic numbers can be misleading. They don’t always represent a true picture. For example, Harry Brook averages in the 30s in all three formats in domestic cricket. However, he is also 23 which means he is only going to get better.

Asif Ali on the other hand is 31 and let’s not forget that he is a Pakistani 31 year old which means that in reality, he might be 34-35 and at an age where a batsman’s reflexes can decline rapidly.

He is not a batsman and Pakistan have picked him for the finisher role which is an extremely vital role in T20 cricket. I thought the most basic criteria of selecting a player for any batting position/role would be to make sure that he is a batsman first.

Pakistan could easily pick a slogging tailender like Hassan Ali instead of Asif and he would have roughly the same output over a large sample. Asif Ali is a slogging tailender except that he doesn’t bowl.

When you see players like him get international caps you realize that it doesn’t take much to become an international cricketer.

I feel sorry for the numerous batsman in domestic cricket who have thousands of runs but have never managed to get anywhere near the selector’s radar.

Asif Ali experiment needs to end for good. It is ridiculous to persist with someone who has no redeeming qualities at all.

Mamoon’s knowledge on cricket > Ricky Ponting’s.
 
Again the same question, give me better option you have? That Hasan Ali option is not the right one he has not hit two sixes in one t20

Option for what? Someone who would last less than 5 balls?

You can pick anyone and you will get the same output. You can even bring Umar Akmal back from the dead. You can also select Sohaib Maqsood. You can bring Imad back to the team, select Azam Khan etc.

Asif Ali does nothing. Anyone can replace him and do nothing.
 
Playing Asif Ali basically means that you are playing with 10 men 90% of the time.
 
Can he practice against leg spin variations? He looks like a tailender against them.

All these 100+ sixes in the nets probably come off Saqlain’s 20 kph throw downs.

The most pathetic batsman you can find at this level.

Agreed.

He has played some crucial cameos in the last year....and should still be part of the team for lack of a better six-hitter.

But he's been in the team for last 4 years and still struggles to even survive against spin let alone hitting sixes and has zero game-awareness.
 
Option for what? Someone who would last less than 5 balls?

You can pick anyone and you will get the same output. You can even bring Umar Akmal back from the dead. You can also select Sohaib Maqsood. You can bring Imad back to the team, select Azam Khan etc.

Asif Ali does nothing. Anyone can replace him and do nothing.

Honestly speaking I never rated asif Ali , iftikhar and khauhdil.i had expectations from Haider Ali but he failed .
I will Go to world cup with.
Rizwan
Fakhar
Babar Azam

Chacha
Shadab
Haris the wicked keep or may be Haider where he can hit few or whatever you like even Imad
Nawaz
Jamal/faheem( extra bowler option and 10 rush are enough, our middle order batsman can,r score 10 runs)
Rauf,
Shaheen
Husnain
 
[MENTION=2016]Rana[/MENTION] what do you think about this combination.Even amir yamin is better opty than Asif Ali khauhdi etc
 
Players like Asif think they are superstars because fans like to hype up every two-bit player. Asif thinks he is a great player because illogical praise by team management and fan have made him delusional. Asif would not even quality to play local club cricket in India.
 
[MENTION=2016]Rana[/MENTION] what do you think about this combination.Even amir yamin is better opty than Asif Ali khauhdi etc

It’s a real shame Asif Ali can’t offer more than hope to this side really. If he were a wicket keeper, he would be far more valuable. Or maybe even a spin bowling option.

Either we accept that he is hit and miss, but a match winner if he is hit. Or try him permanently as our opener to utilise the powerplay. Or we have no choice but to add Imad or Faheem who offer a lot more than just hope. Anwar Ali, Sohail Tanvir and Aamer Yamin all three can be considered if that’s the case
 
Asif isn't the biggest problem in the current team. It's no3 4 5.

Unless 3 4 5 guys aren't changed or they somehow miraculously improve, no 6 spot will only be a minor glitch in the whole mess.
 
Asif has won Pakistan a few games. So, he hasn't been entirely useless.

I think he should be in the T20 team.
 
He got schooled by Rashid yesterday. Terrible batsman who does not add any value with the ball as well.
 
Familiar issues with legspin were exposed again.

Asif played a vital cameo in the 4th T20 when he should've came in earlier.

However subsequently he's also failed having more overs to bat.

He averages 8.66 at a SR of 141 this year removing Hong Kong. Whatever he's doing in practice clearly isn't working.
 
You guys are all clueless. Asif Ali should be made captain. He will score 216 runs in the Powerplay and with his incredible captaincy skills as evident in his stint at Islamabad United, Pakistan will win by 175 runs every match.

A bit of an over exaggeration but you won’t have to retire him after asking him to come and play domestic cricket at 4 especially
 
[MENTION=141811]shariqnoor[/MENTION] is a great defender of the Gray Nichols paint dry line of Babar, Rizwan and Shan top 3.

However he did ask for Shan to retire when he was striking at 120-130

Something Babar and Rizwan do all the time

I’m not sure what my friend Shariqy wants? But yes we can follow his advice and accept Qudrat ka nizam
 
Again the same question, give me better option you have? That Hasan Ali option is not the right one he has not hit two sixes in one t20
So you think because Asif Ali hit two sixes in one game he should be in the team?

Asif Ali is nothing more than a tailender slogger. Just bring on a spinner and he is out, and if not he will get out after one boundary.
He has zero game awareness, he is utterly pathetic. We can get someone better than him.
 
[MENTION=141811]shariqnoor[/MENTION] is a great defender of the Gray Nichols paint dry line of Babar, Rizwan and Shan top 3.

However he did ask for Shan to retire when he was striking at 120-130

Something Babar and Rizwan do all the time

I’m not sure what my friend Shariqy wants? But yes we can follow his advice and accept Qudrat ka nizam

Hahaha. This guy wakes up every morning just to think of quoting me on PakPassion while inventing his customary lies.

Shan Masood at no stage ever struck the ball at 130 SR or 120 in the 4th t20i. When I suggested he should retire, he was 13 off 14 balls. Lol.

Another lie that can be factually disproven. Atleast come up with lies that are subjective in nature.
 
Mediocrity is when your “top 2” batsmen are relying on the tail to bail you out.

Clearly most pundits all around the world would disagree.

The top 2 chased 200 the other day all on their own

The top 2 are ranked 1 and 3 in the world rankings

But one thing you right about is the fact our middle order includin Asif Ali are tailenders
 
Asif Ali avges 8.66 this year in 11 t20 games

With a highest score of 16

8.66 Let that sink in
 
Asif Ali avges 8.66 this year in 11 t20 games

With a highest score of 16

8.66 Let that sink in

No wonder likes of malik , umar akmal , ahmad shahzad , sarfraz ahmed want to come back.

And who can blame them when asif butler averages 8.66 😂
 
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