Updated June 18th, 2020 at 15:44 IST
Moeen Ali turns 33: RCB, England wish dynamic all-rounder in their unique styles
Moeen Ali, who celebrated his 33rd birthday on Thursday, was recently named in England's 30-man group that will begin training ahead of the West Indies series.
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England all-rounder Moeen Ali celebrated his 33rd birthday on Thursday with the England and Wales Cricket Board (RCB), his fans and his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) wishing the cricketer on the occasion. Moeen Ali is a reliable batsman who plays anywhere in the batting order and his handy off-breaks have often breached the defences of many top batsmen.
Happy birthday Mo š
ā England Cricket (@englandcricket)
Such a special cricketer ā¤ļøpic.twitter.com/RqOrcXfWdr
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Moeen Ali birthday: Fans andĀ RCB post birthday tweet for their star all-rounder
RCB, in their birthday wish, called the all-rounder -wrecker-in-chief', while the fans also took the opportunity to wish the left-handed batsman on the special occasion.
Hereās wishing our wrecker-in-chief Moeen Ali, a very very Happy Birthday! š
ā Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets)
Have a great one Mo! š„³#PlayBold pic.twitter.com/dKq94Oieko
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ā Master Virat (@mafiapraveen)
Happy birthday to dear Moeen Ali!#EnglandCricket#Cricket#sports
ā Safwan-J šš¾ (@SafwanJ66)
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Moeen Ali included in England 30-member groupĀ for West Indies Test series
Ahead of the Moeen Ali birthday occasion, the 32-year-old was included in a 30-member group that will begin training at the Ageas Bowl from June 23 ahead of their first Test against the West Indies on July 8, the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Wednesday.Ā MoeenĀ Ali had announced a break from Test cricket in September last year after losing out on a central contract for the longest format for the 2019-20 season. He played the last of his 60 Tests in last yearās Ashes series opener against Australia.
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IPL 2020: Moeen Ali onĀ RCBĀ winning the titleĀ
Ahead of the IPL 2020 auction, Moeen Ali was one of the two foreign players retained by RCB and he believes that the team needs to have a good start in IPL 2020 in order to make it to the playoffs and the win the title. RCB captain Virat KohliĀ also said that that the team cannot always expect him and De Villiers to win games for them and other players need to step up as well. Virat Kohli's RCB is yet to win the IPL title and their best performance wasĀ in the 2009, 2011 and 2016 seasons where they finished asĀ runners-up.
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RCB ask fans to suggest a book for Virat KohliĀ
RCB skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday took to Twitter and shared his first monsoon post in which he is seen enjoying the Mumbai weather with a book. Kohli, in his caption, spoke about how great the Mumbai weather and how he is sitting out and enjoying the beginning of hisĀ first proper experience of Mumbai monsoon. He even said that the weather was a better time to start reading something. RCB shared Virat Kohli's post and asked fans to suggest a book for the RCB skipper to read.
Great weather in Mumbai. Sitting out enjoying the beginning of my first proper experience of Mumbai monsoon. Couldn't be a better time to start reading something. š§ļøš pic.twitter.com/uEQOEQLRhr
ā Virat Kohli (@imVkohli)
(IMAGE: ENGLAND CRICKET / INSTAGRAM/ RCB / TWITTER)
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Published June 18th, 2020 at 15:44 IST