Published: Sep 07, 2015, 06:36 PM (IST)
Edited: Sep 22, 2015, 09:26 PM (IST)
Karachi: Disgraced Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has lashed out at cricketers, who were refusing to play along with him, former skipper Salman Butt and Mohammad Aamer, saying that who knows they might themselves not be in the squad in future. The 32-year-old also said that it is not a team of a local village, where some players don’t want others to play, insisting that Pakistan will choose them irrespective of their critics’ opinion about them, the Dawn reported. Asif further said that these opposing cricketers are not selectors and they will not have any influence on the selectors either. Mohammad Asif: Nelson Mandela inspired me during my prison days
The tainted player further admitted that he is physically fit and mentally prepared for his return in cricket, but added that he has to concentrate on one thing at a time. Asif is a quick right-arm fast bowler and a left-hand batsman. He has appeared in 23 Tests, 38 ODIs and 11 Twenty20s for his country. He made his Test debut against Australia and ODI debut against England in 2005. In 23 Tests he has taken 106 wickets at a strike rate of 48.7. In 38 ODIs he has picked 46 wickets at an economy of 4.71. Asif has been tested positive for taking drugs twice. He was found with a recreational drug in his pocket at Dubai airport. He was also charged of spot-fixing recently. He purposely bowled no-balls in a match for which he was given a five-year ban by ICC. READ: Mohammad Asif targets return for Pakistan in UAE against England
