Earlier this 12 months, Asif had earned a call-up to the Pakistan facet for the house sequence towards Australia, however didn’t make the XI. He had been rewarded for a formidable PSL season throughout which he picked up eight wickets in 5 matches for Multan Sultans whereas returning an economic system fee of 6.5, and was chosen as cowl for Mohammad Nawaz, who had missed part of the PSL with an harm.