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Moeen Ali Retirement: England all-rounder Moeen Ali has announced his retirement from international cricket. 37-year-old Moeen Ali has played 68 Tests, 138 ODIs and 92 T20 matches for England. Moeen has been part of the English team that won the ODI World Cup in 2019 and the T20 World Cup in 2022. However, Moeen will continue to play franchise cricket and is expected to join coaching in the future. Moeen made his international debut in February 2014. That is, his international career lasted 10 years.
Moeen Ali said in an interview to Daily Mail, 'I am 37 years old and I have not been selected for the series against Australia this month, I have played a lot of cricket for England. Now it is the time of the next generation, which I was told about. I felt this was the right time to retire. I have done my job.
He further said, 'I am very proud to play for England. When you play for England for the first time, you do not know how many matches you have to play. So I played about 300 matches, spent my first few years around Test cricket. It was more fun when Morgan took charge of ODI cricket. But Test cricket is the real cricket.
Moeen said, 'I still tried to be realistic. I can stay and try to play for England again. But I know that I will not do that now. I still think I can play. But I understand how things are. And the team needs to develop in the second cycle. It's about being true to yourself.
Moeen Ali scored 6678 runs in all formats for England, including eight centuries and 28 half-centuries. He also took 366 wickets in international cricket, his last international match was against India in the T20 World Cup 2024. The Indian team got a big win in the semi-final match.
Moeen Ali's international record
68 Tests – 3094 runs, 204 wickets
138 ODIs – 2355 runs, 111 wickets
92 T20s – 1229 runs, 51 wickets