Pakistan’s hard-hitting batter Asif Ali has announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 33. Known for his explosive finishing skills, Asif played 21 ODIs and 58 T20Is, often coming in at the crucial middle-order positions.
“𝑾𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒋𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓,” 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕.
Career Highlights and Explosive Innings
Asif made his T20I debut in April 2018 against West Indies after a standout performance in the PSL final for Islamabad United. He soon earned his ODI cap two months later. Although often underutilized, his brief cameos became match-defining moments.
One of his most memorable knocks came in the 2021 T20 World Cup against Afghanistan, where he smashed four sixes in Karim Janat’s over to help Pakistan reach the semifinals. In the 2022 Asia Cup, he repeated the feat against India, scoring 16 off 8 balls to take Pakistan to the final.
Legacy and Future Plans
Despite a declining role in recent years, Asif leaves behind a legacy of big-hitting and clutch performances. His last official match for Pakistan was against India at the MCG. He confirmed he will continue playing in domestic competitions and franchise leagues worldwide.
“𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒃𝒚 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒈𝒖𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆,” 𝑨𝒔𝒊𝒇 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅.
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