{"id":111201,"date":"2025-09-02T11:31:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T06:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=111201"},"modified":"2025-09-02T11:31:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T06:31:58","slug":"pakistani-batter-asif-ali-announces-retirement-from-international-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/111201\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistani batter Asif Ali announces retirement from international cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dubai(National times)- Right-handed Pakistani batter Asif Ali announced retirement from international cricket on Monday, saying wearing the Pakistani jersey was a \u201cproudest chapter\u201d of his life. Ali, 34, shared his retirement news on his Instagram handle, saying: \u201cToday, I announce my retirement from international cricket.\u201dThe middle-order batsman wrote: \u201cWearing the Pakistan jersey has been the greatest honour of my life, and serving my country on the cricket field has been my proudest chapter.\u201d The hard-hitter expressed gratitude towards his fans, colleagues, and coaches for supporting him at \u201cevery high and low\u201d. \u201cTo 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,\u201d he added. Ali, who commenced his international career in 2018 and appeared in his last match against Bangladesh in October 2023, during the Asian Games, played 58 T20Is and 21 ODIs in five years of his cricket journey. In total, he scored 959 runs, including three centuries in both formats. He remained part of the Pakistani squad in the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup in 2022 and 2021. In the T20I World Cup 2021 semi-final, Asif played a memorable innings against New Zealand and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai(National times)- Right-handed Pakistani batter Asif Ali announced retirement from international cricket on Monday, saying wearing the Pakistani jersey was a \u201cproudest chapter\u201d of his life. Ali, 34, shared his retirement news on his Instagram handle, saying: \u201cToday, I announce my retirement from international cricket.\u201dThe middle-order batsman wrote: \u201cWearing the Pakistan jersey has been the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pakistani batter Asif Ali announces retirement from international cricket - Nation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/111201\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pakistani batter Asif Ali announces retirement from international cricket - Nation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dubai(National times)- Right-handed Pakistani batter Asif Ali announced retirement from international cricket on Monday, saying wearing the Pakistani jersey was a \u201cproudest chapter\u201d of his life. Ali, 34, shared his retirement news on his Instagram handle, saying: \u201cToday, I announce my retirement from international cricket.\u201dThe middle-order batsman wrote: \u201cWearing the Pakistan jersey has been the [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/111201\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-02T06:31:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-02T06:31:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-670x370-12.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"670\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"370\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"humza Jahangir\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"humza Jahangir\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/111201\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/111201\/\",\"name\":\"Pakistani batter Asif Ali announces retirement from international cricket - Nation\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/111201\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/111201\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-670x370-12.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-02T06:31:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-02T06:31:58+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/27efa35fa76e99f3ad7e7397d7332c16\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/111201\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/111201\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/111201\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-670x370-12.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-670x370-12.png\",\"width\":670,\"height\":370},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/111201\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Pakistani batter Asif Ali announces retirement from international cricket\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/\",\"name\":\"Nation\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/27efa35fa76e99f3ad7e7397d7332c16\",\"name\":\"humza Jahangir\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/43feedd99bd6a90080d1621b7e6604364acb673ee979d3ffe5075557c14c68b9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/43feedd99bd6a90080d1621b7e6604364acb673ee979d3ffe5075557c14c68b9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"humza Jahangir\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/author\/humza\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Pakistani batter Asif Ali announces retirement from international cricket - Nation","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/111201\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Pakistani batter Asif Ali announces retirement from international cricket - Nation","og_description":"Dubai(National times)- Right-handed Pakistani batter Asif Ali announced retirement from international cricket on Monday, saying wearing the Pakistani jersey was a \u201cproudest chapter\u201d of his life. Ali, 34, shared his retirement news on his Instagram handle, saying: \u201cToday, I announce my retirement from international cricket.\u201dThe middle-order batsman wrote: \u201cWearing the Pakistan jersey has been the [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/111201\/","og_site_name":"Nation","article_published_time":"2025-09-02T06:31:44+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-09-02T06:31:58+00:00","og_image":[{"width":670,"height":370,"url":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-670x370-12.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"humza Jahangir","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"humza Jahangir","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/111201\/","url":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/111201\/","name":"Pakistani batter Asif Ali announces retirement from international cricket - Nation","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/111201\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/111201\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-670x370-12.png","datePublished":"2025-09-02T06:31:44+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-02T06:31:58+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/27efa35fa76e99f3ad7e7397d7332c16"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/111201\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/111201\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/111201\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-670x370-12.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-670x370-12.png","width":670,"height":370},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/111201\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Pakistani batter Asif Ali announces retirement from international cricket"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/","name":"Nation","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/27efa35fa76e99f3ad7e7397d7332c16","name":"humza Jahangir","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/43feedd99bd6a90080d1621b7e6604364acb673ee979d3ffe5075557c14c68b9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/43feedd99bd6a90080d1621b7e6604364acb673ee979d3ffe5075557c14c68b9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"humza Jahangir"},"url":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/author\/humza\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111201"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111203,"href":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111201\/revisions\/111203"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}