Ali became England’s first T20 captain of Asian heritage as he stood in for MorganMoeen Ali says captaining England for the first time was something he will “never forget” — but he criticised the poor fielding that meant his debut as skipper ended in defeat. Ali became England’s first T20 captain of Asian heritage and the first in any format since Nasser Hussain in 2003 as he stood in for Eoin Morgan, who dislocated his finger on Sunday, in the final game of the three-match series last night. “When Eoin told me I was over the moon,” Ali, 33, said. “To captain England in any format was one of my proudest moments. Losing is not great but to lead my country out was amazing and I will never forget that.”England went into the match missing four of their

Source: The Times September 09, 2020 00:22 UTC