England all-rounder Moeen Ali has announced his retirement from international cricket after being left out of the white-ball squad for the game against Australia.
Moeen Ali says he feels the time is right to retire from international cricket after playing so much cricket for England.
Moeen Ali retired from Test cricket for the second time since last year’s Ashes series at home. The spin-bowling all-rounder went on to represent the England national cricket team in white-ball formats. Ali represented the Three Lions in the ODI World Cup 2023 and T20 World Cup 2024.
Ali played 68 Test matches for England, scoring 3,094 runs, including five centuries and 15 half-centuries. He has also scored 204 runs, with five taking five wickets.
The southpaw has amassed 2,355 runs and scored 111 wickets in 138 ODIs. In T20Is, he scored 1229 runs and 51 wickets in 92 matches.
Playing in England was the best day of my life – Moeen Ali
Speaking to Nasser Hussain in the Daily Mail, Moeen Ali revealed the reason behind his retirement from international cricket.
He said that playing for the England national team was the best time of his life. Ali added that his decision was not due to a lack of fitness.
“Playing in England was the best days of my life. I could stop and try to play for England again, but I know I won’t actually do that. Even when I’m retired, I don’t feel it’s because I’m not good enough – I still feel like I can play. But I understand how things are and the team has to become another cycle. It’s about being real to myself,” Moeen said.
England failed to qualify for the final match in T20 World Cup 2024. The team management has decided to bring in younger players in the squad for the upcoming home series against Australia. Moeen, Jonny Bairstow, Chris Woakes and Chris Jordan were left out of the white-ball squad.
England currently host Sri Lanka for a three-match Test series. The third exam is scheduled to end on September 10.
England will face Australia in the first T20I the next day. Marcus Trescothick will serve as interim white-ball head coach of the England cricket team.
Moeen Ali will represent Guyana Amazon Warriors in CPL 2024
Moeen Ali recently signed for the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean Premier League. He was in exceptional form in the ongoing T20 Blast.
Ali scored 205 runs at an average of 41 runs and a strike rate of 161.41. With the ball, he has taken 10 wickets with an economy rate below 8.50.
The 37-year-old recently played for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred 2024. He also represented Comilla Victorians in the 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League.
He was part of the Joburg Super Kings in the last SA20 season and was retained in the third edition of the T20 tournament.
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