Moeen Ali picks PSL because of the shorter format and the want to focus on staying active rather than sitting on the bench.
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Root did a phenomenal job for England against Team India in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025, breaking several batting records.
Besides Moeen Ali, Sachin Tendulkar, Greg Chappell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mike Atherton, and former New Zealand captain and now-England coach Brendon McCullum also praised the 31-year-old’s effort in the competition.
Moeen Ali, who took three wickets in a row in the second innings, ended his 16.1-over spell with 4/45 figures.
It is to be noted that after leading RCB to the final in IPL 2016, the Indian batter struggled to replicate his performances in the following seasons.
Tensions flared during the final hour of day five when English captain Ben Stokes offered a premature concluding handshake.
England Cricket on Monday, June 30 announced their unchanged playing XI for the Edgbaston Test, which saw them go ahead with Shoaib Bashir as the lone spinner.
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The 37-year-old revealed that his parents were present in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) when India launched an attack on May 7 in response to the tragic terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir on April 22.
The massive development has happened weeks ahead of the distinguished World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 final to be played between Australia and South Africa at the iconic Lord’s.
For the unversed, PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat first.
Moeen Ali announced his retirement from international cricket on September 8, 2024, but he continues to ply his trade in franchise teams all over the world.
The major change in the KKR’s lineup is that fast bowler Spencer Johnson hasn’t been included in the playing XI against SRH.
he English allrounder came as a replacement for Sunil Narine in the last game against Rajasthan Royals.
In Sunil Narine’s absence, Moeen Ali provided support to KKR’s spin-bowling unit and registered 2/23 figures with the ball.
Speaking on the “Beard Before Cricket” podcast, Moeen addressed the issue of players withdrawing from the IPL after being selected, stating that such actions can disrupt team dynamics and planning
Performance of these players plummeted in the last few seasons which might lead them to retire from the league after showing up this season.
England have been knocked out of the semi-final race in the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025. Apart from that, England were also eliminated from the knockout stage during the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Moeen Ali, who is one of the sought after Indian players in the mega auction, has been signed by KKR for INR 2 Cr.
Notably, Ali retired twice from Test cricket, but played for England in both the ODI World Cup 2023 in India and the T20 World Cup 2024 in June in the USA and West Indies.
Earlier in the match, CSK won the toss and invited RCB to bat first.
Many star players including Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, and Jofra Archer will be seen in the fourth edition of the tournament.
IPL 2024 is set to commence from March 22 with CSK taking on RCB in Chennai in the tournament opener.
Playing for the Comilla Victorians, Ali scored 53 in 24 balls before ending up with figures of 4-23 in a 73-run win.
Ben Stokes retired from One Day Internationals in July 2022, but reversed his decision to join his side for the multi-national showpiece.
Having made his Test debut in 2014 against Sri Lanka at the Lord’s, Ali ends his career having played 68 matches in the longest format of the game, accumulating 3094 runs at the average of 28.12 and scalping 204 wickets.
Moeen Ali was named in the England squad after left-arm spinner Jack Leach suffered injury in the build-up to the series.
The 35-year-old cricketer last played a Test match for England at The Oval in London against India in 2021, before going into retirement.
It is to be noted that the Edgbaston will host the first Ashes Test, starting June 16, Friday.
Sometimes, a sports star suffers a career-altering injury, which gives them no other choice, but to retire from playing cricket as a professional.
Moeen Ali has scored 2,914 runs for England in the Test format along with 195 wickets.
Moeen Ali is the second player after Jason Roy, who has reportedly signed a contract with the Los Angeles Knight Riders.
The Mumbai Indians also had a major injury as English fast bowler Jofra Archer was out of the playing XI.
If reports are to be believed, IPL 2023 could be former Indian skipper MS Dhoni’s last.
The 35-year-old accepts that batting at No.3 gave him a sense of responsibility.
Moeen Ali is currently leading Morrisville Samp Army in the ongoing Abu Dhabi T10 League 2022.
Clarke further stated that players should not complain about the international schedule if they take six or eight weeks off to play franchise cricket.
Pakistan fought their way back after losing the plot in the first half.
Notably, Australian batter Chris Lynn has signed up for ILT20 and is set to miss the Big Bash League.
Stubbs covered much ground and dived full-length to make a tough chance look quite easy.
Pant came out to open the batting along with Rohit Sharma in the second T20I against England.
Notably, the all-rounder has represented England in 225 (64 Tests, 112 ODIs, 49 T20Is) matches across the three formats.
Moeen Ali announced his retirement in October 2021.
Ali pitched the ball up outside the off-stump, inviting Kohli for the drive but managed to get enough turn to get the ball past his bat and rattle into the wickets.
Moeen Ali has scored 87 runs at an average of 17.40 while conceding 68 runs in eight overs with zero wickets.
Suyash Prabhudesai, playing his first game for the Bengaluru-based franchise, got into action immediately as he ran out Moeen Ali with a brilliant effort.
However, Moeen Ali missed the half century by 2 runs.
The Chennai franchise shared a short clip where the English all-rounder was seen greeting his teammates and support staff.
The England all-rounder has failed to report to the CSK camp due to some visa issues in his country.
As per reports, Moeen Ali applied for his visa on February 28 but hasn’t got the papers yet.
Ali was named Player of the Match for his blistering knock.
If ECB decides to not send its players to the IPL, it may prove too costly for a few franchises.
It all happened when Moeen Ali criticized Alastair Cook’s captaincy which seemingly did not go down well with former England skipper.
Kennar Lewis went on to score 65 runs in 32 balls while Moeen Ali registered 77 runs in 23 balls.
The on-air commentators also could not stop laughing as they opined that some of the players might have gone slightly sleepy for a moment.
In 64 Tests, Moeen has made 2914 runs and picked up 195 wickets.
Moeen Ali has decided to focus the rest of his career on the limited-overs formats.
The missed opportunity did hurt England as the Rishabh Pant-Shadul Thakur duo went on to complete a 100-run partnership for the 7th wicket.
Moeen’s record on home soil against India could be a big factor that could have led to his selection.
It’s a clash between the two table-toppers. RCB stand on top with 8 points under their name, whereas CSK follow with 6 points, having won 3 games of the 4 played so far.
Shikhar Dhawan grabbed three incredible catches during the match.
Cricket fraternity and enthusiasts came to Moeen Ali’s defence after author Taslima Nasreen targeted him with an offensive tweet.
IPL goes beyond boundaries whether cultural, linguistic, religious or otherwise and CSK’s move is another step in this regard.
Team India is coming on the back of two series win against the Three Lions. Virat Kohli-led the side to 3-1 win in the 4-match Test series, followed by 3-2 win in the 5-match T20I series.
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After missing out from the Playing XI, Ali was even ignored in the team celebrations after England’s first T20I win over India.
The Yellow Army bought England all-rounder Moeen Ali along with Indian Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara & Krishnappa Gowtham during IPL 2021 Auction.
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While explosive wicketkeeper-batsman Johnny Bairstow, speedster Mark Wood and opener Zak Crawley have returned in the squad, left-arm all-rounder Sam Curran has missed out.
Debutant Axar Patel completed a fifer along with R Ashwin’s 3-wicket haul as India defeated England by 317 runs in the second Test at Chennai to level the series 1-1.