Moeen Ali announces retirement from international cricket

Sep 08, 2024 11:55 AM IST

Moeen Ali has scored five centuries in Tests and three in ODIs, and has taken a total of 366 wickets in all three formats.

England all-rounder Moeen Ali has retired from international cricket at the age of 37, the player said in an interview with the Daily Mail on Saturday.

The left-handed batsman and right-handed spinner from Birmingham has played in 68 Tests, 138 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and 92 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) for England since 2014. His last international appearance was in June.

“I am 37 years old and have not been selected for this month's Australian competition,” Ali said.

“I've played a lot of cricket for England. It's time for the next generation, that's what was explained to me. It felt like the time was right. I've done my part.”

Ali, the first cricketer of Asian descent to captain England in T20Is, has scored five centuries in Tests and three in ODIs, and has also taken 366 wickets in all three formats. He was in the squad when England won the 50-over World Cup in 2019 and the T20 World Cup in 2022.

Ali, who holds the England record for the fastest half-century in T20Is, reaching his fifty in 16 balls against South Africa, said he was proud of his international career.

“When you play for England for the first time, you don’t know how many games you’re going to play. So to play almost 300… I know they were the best days of my life,” Ali said.

Ali said he planned to continue playing franchise cricket and become a coach in the future.

“I could hold on and want to play for England again, but I know in reality I won't,” he added.

“Even if I retire, I don't feel it's because I'm not good enough… but I understand how things are and the team has to evolve into a different cycle. It's about being true to myself.” (Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonali Paul)

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