Experienced England all-rounder Moeen Ali has hinted that he might name time on his One-day International profession after the group’s title defence of the 50-over World Cup to be held in India later within the 12 months. Moeen has already retired from Test cricket and solely performs white-ball cricket for England and in franchise leagues all world wide.
The 35-year-old has made it clear that the World Cup in India is a transparent precedence however has floated the thought of subsequently stepping away from the format,
“I don’t set a lot of goals, but I want to play that World Cup, be a part of that World Cup and hopefully win that World Cup and then we`ll see,” he advised talkSPORT 2 forward of Tuesday’s series-ending T20 in Bangladesh. (BAN vs ENG: Shakib Al Hasan’s Bangladesh Whitewash World Champions England In T20I Series)
“I`m not saying I will retire or I`m not saying I won`t retire. Another seven or eight months at 35 is a lot. It could be a time where I`m thinking that`s me done now and I might look at Livingstone and Jacksy and think `you know what, my time is up, I`d rather these guys get ready for the next World Cup,” Moeen was quoted as saying by the native media.
With the likes of Liam Livingstone and Will Jacks providing comparable ability units as big-hitting batters who additionally bowl spin, Moeen is already going through lot of competitors.
“I haven`t decided but I have sort of an idea of what I want to try and do. It genuinely makes me really happy when I see players coming in – whatever`s best for us and the side and going to make us champions, that`s more important and that`s the bigger picture really.”
Though he’s pondering of quitting ODI cricket, Moeen mentioned he’ll proceed to seem world wide as a T20 specialist.
“I think it`s something that`s more logical and just makes more sense. If I`m playing well and playing all the franchise cricket – and playing for England – I don`t see why not. Fifty overs does get harder the older you get, it`s not easy to field and for sure it makes sense that I`ll do that,” Moeen added.
Moeen has earned over 250 caps throughout all codecs of the sport.
