Pakistan batter Asif Ali retired from international cricket on Monday (September 1, 2025) after 79 white-ball matches in a profession typically criticized for being too carefree.
The 33-year-old Asif represented Pakistan in 58 Twenty20s and 21 one-day internationals.
His T20 spotlight was 25 off seven balls throughout a win over Afghanistan on the 2021 T20 World Cup within the United Arab Emirates.
His final international was on the 2023 Asia Games.
The middle-order power-hitter scored 577 runs in T20s with a high rating of 41 not out in opposition to Zimbabwe in 2018. In ODIs, he made 382 runs with 21 sixes and 22 fours. His final ODI was in opposition to Australia in 2022.
“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,” Asif stated on X.
“To my family and friends, who stood with me in moments of joy and in the deepest of trials, including the loss of my beloved daughter during the World Cup, your strength carried me forward.”
