Aasif Yusuf Karim

Profile:

The captain of the 1999 World Cup Squad, Aasif Karim has represented Kenya in all of their 25 Official One-Day Internationals before this WC. He made his deput for the national side as long ago as 1980. His highest score is 53 against Zimbabwe in 1997, and best bowling 5-33 against Bangladesh also in 1997, the first Kenyan to take 5 wickets in an innings in Official ODI. An insurance broker by trade he has toured Zimbabwe, UK, Holland, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, South Africa, India and Malaysia. He played in the 1996 World Cup and in the ICC Tournaments of 1986, 1990, 1994 and 1997. With a good variation of flight and length, he is consistently amongst the wickets in the Kenyan leagues. With a wealth of experience that will stand him in good stead during the tournament, he has captained Kenya both in cricket and the Davis Cup tournament as an excellent tennis player.