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Moeen Ali has been a key figure in English cricket for a decade and has won numerous games on his own across formats. But after ten years of international cricket, the 37-year-old has finally decided to hang his boots at the international level. Moeen Ali has announced his international retirement and put curtains on his superb career.
The all-rounder made his debut for England in February 2014 and last played for England during the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. He wasn’t picked for the ODIs or T20Is against Australia in September-October and feels that the time has come and made this announcement on September 8 (Sunday). He accepted that England might not consider him for the future assignments and made it clear.
Moeen Ali played 289 matches for England across formats in international cricket
The all-rounder became a vital cog of the English side in white-ball formats. He played a crucial role in the 2019 ODI World Cup and 2022 T20 World Cup. He played 68 Tests and scored 3904 runs with 204 wickets. In ODIs, he took 111 wickets and scored 2355 runs in 138 games. Ye played 92 T20Is and scored 1229 runs and took 51 wickets.
🏆 2015 Ashes
— PCA (@PCA) September 8, 2024
🏆 2019 World Cup
🏆 2022 T20 World Cup
🏏 6,678 Runs
☝️ 366 Wickets
A modern day legend 🏴
Happy international retirement, Moeen Ali 🙌 pic.twitter.com/5zmOkMF8HW
Moeen scored 8 centuries in his career. In an interview with Naseer Hussain in the Daily Mail, Moeen said, “I’m 37 years old and didn’t get picked for this month’s Australia series. I’ve played a lot of cricket for England. It’s time for the next generation, which was also explained to me. It felt the time was right. I’ve done my part.”
England have moved on to the younger lot, with the likes of Will Jacks, Phil Salt, and other youngsters doing well in the white-ball format. The English team are preparing for the coming big white-ball tournaments, which include the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, and it might not be easy for the 37-year-old to compete with the youngsters for the place in the English team.
England will host Australia for three T20Is and five ODIs. The series will start with the first T20I on September 11 (Wednesday) at The Rose Bowl, while the ODI series is all set to start on September 19 at Trent Bridge. England have picked up a few new names in the squads. Jos Buttler is leading the ODI team, while Phil Salt has been given the captaincy of the T20I squad.
