Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) and England all-rounder, Moeen Ali has been in news since Taslima Nasreen tweeted that Ali would have strayed away to become a terrorist had he not stuck to cricket. This comment came in the back-drop of Moeen Ali dropping the logo of an alcohol brand from his CSK jersey.
Taslima Nasreen is an author who wrote, "If Moeen Ali were not stuck with cricket, he would have gone to Syria to join ISIS," on Twitter.
She later deleted her tweet after she received a lot of criticism from a varied set of people which included England fast-bowler Jofra Archer.
Recently, Netizens pulled out an old video when Moeen Ali is seen giving an interview to a female anchor during the 2019 Cricket World Cup. The fans, through this video, wanted to establish that Moeen Ali is a decent person. He is seen lowering his gaze and avoiding an eye-contact with the female anchor. Here is the video that is making rounds:
Moeen Ali has a history of being a shy person who has his own set of religious belliefs. He is respected in the England team as well. Previously, in various match celebration, Moeen Ali, along with teammate Adil Rashid always flee away from the spot right before the champagne celebrations begin. Here is one such video where Moeen Ali is seen getting aside right before the England players splash the champagne. Check it out:
This is a constant thing which has been a part of Moeen Ali’s personality due to his religious beliefs. Thus, to drop the alcohol logo from Ali’s Chennai Super Kings jersey hasn’t surprised a lot many people.
Moeen Ali will be a part of Chennai Super Kings side that will play its first IPL 2021 game against Delhi Capitals on 10 April, 2021 in Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.