Pakistani dough of the middle order of Asif Ali announced its retirement from the international cricket at the age of 33 and confirmed the reports in the social media contribution 1 September. However, it will continue to perform in the domestic and franchise cricket around the world. The last main performance of ASIF for Pakistan came in the collision of the World Cup T20 with India on MCG 2022, before he performed in the Asian Games of 2023 for several performances on the second chain.
“Today I announce my departure from international cricket,” Ali wrote. “Wearing the Pakistani jersey was the greatest honor of my life and serving my country in the cricket field was my most amazing chapter. I am retiring with immense gratitude and I will continue to share my passion for playing domestic and league cricket around the world.”
Since its debut in 2018, Ali performed at 21 ODIS and 58 T20is, which in both formats recorded a total of 959 runs. Known primarily as Finišer and Power Hitter, kept a strike of 121.65 in ODI and 133.87 in T20is.
Ali’s career is emphasized by a number of unforgettable portraits. At the World Cup T20 ICC Men’s T20 2021 against Afghanistan, while Pakistan needed 24 out of 12 balls, smashed four sixes from Karim Janat, who was the penultimate, raced at 25 of just seven vans and sealed victory with both spare. The shifts proved to be crucial in the Pakistan March to the semifinals.
A year later he added another decisive portrait in the Asian Cup and recorded 16 out of 8 balls in the final to help Pakistan chase 182 against India.
Ali debuted the T20i against Western India in April 2018 after a star performance for Islamabad United in PSL, where he hit three consecutive sixths at the fundamental phase of the finals. His debut Odi came two months later.
Despite the flashes of the brilliance Ali, he often fought with an inconsistent selection. Above all, the finisher was sometimes promoted to the ODIS ranking, while in the T20is on average, 58 matches on average were on average over seven balls on average. More than a quarter of his T20i shifts ended with him undefeated, which reflected that it was often insufficiently used.
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Published:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
September 2, 2025
