Asif Ali Retirement: Pakistani player Asif Ali announced retirement from international cricket, he used to bats up the middle order for the team.
Pakistan Cricket News: For the Asia Cup 2025, Pakistan expressed confidence in many young players and sidelined the legendary players. In such a situation, Asif Ali, a veteran batsman of Pakistan, announced retirement from international cricket on Tuesday. He played 58 T20 Internationals and 21 ODIs for Pakistan, but now he put a break on his international cricket. However, he will continue to play in domestic cricket and Pakistan Super League.
Asif Ali retired
Pakistani middle order batsman Asif Ali Posting a photo on his social media account, he wrote- The biggest honor of my life was to wear the jersey of Pakistan and playing for my country on the cricket field was the most pride. My fans, team partners and coaches were with them in every good and bad times. Thanks to my family and friends, who stayed with me in my happiness and sorrow, including my beloved daughter’s death during the World Cup. Your strength brought me forward, I am retiring with great pride and will continue to play cricket in the league around the domestic and world. This post of Asif Ali is becoming increasingly viral on social media.
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Asif Ali’s cricket career was like this
Asif Ali made his debut in T20 International against West Indies in 2018. He made his ODI debut after 2 months. He scored 577 runs in 58 T20 International in his career so far. Apart from this, he has 382 runs in 21 ODIs. Asif gave Pakistan a stunning victory by scoring 25 runs in 7 balls against Afghanistan in the 2021 T20 World Cup. However, he was not selected for the Asia Cup starting on 9 September. In such a situation, it is being said that due to lack of selection in the team, he has taken retirement. Let us know that this time PCB has not included veteran players like Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan in the team.