Pakistan white-ball batter Asif Ali retires from international cricket

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan batter Asif Ali retired from international cricket on Monday after 79 white-ball matches in a career often criticized for being too carefree. The 33-year-old Asif represented Pakistan in 58 Twenty20s and 21 one-day internationals. His T20 highlight was 25 off seven balls during a win over Afghanistan at the 2021 T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. His last international was at the 2023 Asia Games. The middle-order power-hitter scored 577 runs in T20s with a top score of 41 not out against Zimbabwe in 2018. In ODIs, he made 382 runs with 21 sixes and 22 fours.

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