Career
He plays full back. He made his international debut for Pakistan in 2001, and competed in the 2006. He was appointed as Captain of the Pakistan national field hockey team for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and also the 2010 Hockey World Cup in India. After his team"s poor show where they finished an ignominious 12th out of the 12 nations, Ashraf led his entire team in announcing their retirement from international hockey although it is still conceivable that they could rescind their decision.