Asif ali retirement: Before the Asia Cup 2025 start, a big news has come out for the Pakistan cricket team. Asif Ali, who has been out of the team for a long time, has announced to retire from international cricket. 33 -year -old Asif said through a post on social media on Monday, September 1, “I am retiring from international cricket today. Playing for Pakistan has been a matter of pride for me. I will always be thankful to the love you got from teammates, coaches and fans.”
Made debut in 2018
Asif Ali made his debut for Pakistan in T20 format in the year 2018. After some time, he also got a place in the ODI team. He was included in the team as a power hitter and finisher. However, initially after playing some good innings, he could not perform continuously and gradually dropped out of the team.
The subject of discussion was made in the nets with 150 sixes
Asif once came into the limelight when he claimed that he hit 150 sixes daily in the nets. After this statement, the fans had high expectations from them, but could not show that level performance on the field.
Ball could not run against Asia Cup and India
He got a chance in the Asia Cup played in 2022. He played a brilliant innings against Afghanistan, but his bat remained silent in the rest of the matches. He scored only 25 runs in two matches against India and he was a flop against Team India in T20 World Cup 2022.