KM Asif also known as Mohammed Asif (born 24 July 1993) is an Indian

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er who represents

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in domestic cricket and previously played for

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and

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(IPL). He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pacer.

Early life

Asif has been mentored by Biju George. In 2016, he worked in Dubai as a storekeeper. But he soon returned home to attend a fast-bowling trial conducted across India. He also attended open trials for the UAE national team at the ICC Academy but was rejected and soon returned to India.

Domestic career

Asif hasn't played any form of age-group cricket for

. He made his

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debut for

in the

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on 12 January 2018. He was the joint-highest wicket-taker for Kerala in the tournament with 5 wickets from two matches. He made his

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debut for Kerala in the

2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy The 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the 25th edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, an annual List A cricket tournament in India. It was held between 5 and 27 February 2018. Tamil Nadu cricket team, Tamil Nadu were the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Tro ...

on 9 February 2018. In August 2018, he was one of five players that were suspended for three games in the

2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy The 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the 26th edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, an annual List A cricket tournament in India. Karnataka were the defending champions. It was contested by 37 domestic cricket teams of India, starting on 19 Se ...

, after showing dissent against Kerala's captain,

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. He finished as Kerala's joint-highest wicket-taker in the 2019-20 Vijay Hazare Trophy with 14 wickets from seven matches. He made his first-class debut for Kerala on 9 December 2019 in the

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Indian Premier League

In January 2018, he was bought by the

in the 2018 IPL auction. He made his IPL debut that season against

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after an injury to

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. In February 2022, he was again bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the

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for the

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tournament. In the 2023 auction, he was bought by

for INR 30 lakh.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Asif, KM 1993 births Living people Indian cricketers Kerala cricketers Chennai Super Kings cricketers 21st-century Indian sportsmen Rajasthan Royals cricketers People from Malappuram district