Only 10 days are left for the start of T20 World Cup 2026. All the 20 teams participating in the tournament will be finalizing their preparations. Meanwhile, big news came out from England cricket, in which it was told that the team’s veteran all-rounder Moeen Ali has withdrawn his retirement. However, there is a small twist in his retirement U-turn. So let us know what the whole matter is.

So let us tell you that Moeen Ali had announced his retirement from international cricket in 2024. He was last seen playing for England in the 2024 T20 World Cup. Now his coming out of retirement before the upcoming T20 World Cup of 2026 can be a big sign.

U-turn from retirement in domestic cricket

Actually Moeen Ali has taken back his retirement to play domestic cricket. He has signed the contract of Blast for the 2026 season. He will be seen playing for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. It was also told that the contract of the English all-rounder can extend till 2027 also.

Yorkshire CCC is delighted to announce the signing of iconic all-rounder Moeen Ali

The double World Cup winner will join the Club for this season’s Vitality Blast, with an option to extend for 2027

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— Yorkshire CCC (@YorkshireCCC) January 28, 2026

Yorkshire issued a statement on the signing of Moeen Ali, writing, “Yorkshire is very pleased to announce the contract with the legendary all-rounder Moeen Ali. The two-time World Cup-winning player will join the club for this season’s Vitality Blast and will also have the option to extend his contract until 2027.”

No talk on return to international cricket

However, it is worth noting that there was no update regarding Moeen Ali’s return from international retirement. At present he has only talked about playing the Blast Tournament.

Moeen Ali’s international career

Talking about Moeen Ali’s international career, he has played 68 Tests, 138 ODIs and 92 T20 International matches for England. In Tests he scored 3094 runs and took 204 wickets. Apart from this, he scored 2355 runs in ODIs and took 111 wickets. In the remaining T20 International, Moeen Ali scored 1229 runs and took 51 wickets in his account.