England: All-rounder of England cricket team Moeen Ali on Monday announced his retirement from Test cricket to prolong his career in the white-ball formats.
“I’m 34 now and I want to play for as long as I can and I just want to enjoy my cricket. Test cricket is amazing, when you’re having a good day it’s better than any other format by far, it’s more rewarding and you feel like you’ve really earnt it,” he said while sharing the news with fans and adding that he would miss walking out there with lads, playing against best in the world.
Ali, a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-spinner, played county cricket for Warwickshire before moving to Worcestershire after the 2006 season. Ali has represented England in all formats of the game. He won Warwickshire’s NBC Denis Compton Award in both 2004 and 2005 and Worcestershire’s NBC Denis Compton Award in 2009. His off spin is marked by a strongly spun off break and a well-concealed arm ball. He was named as one of five Cricketers of the Year in the 2015 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. Moeen was part of the England squad that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup.