'The beard that's feared' - Fans praise Moeen Ali for becoming 4th England player to achieve 200 wickets and 3000 runs in Test

Moeen Ali

Star England all-rounder Moeen Ali has joined an elite club as he made it to the list of cricketers who achieved a double 200 wickets and 3000 runs in Test cricket. Ali achieved this amazing feat in the ongoing fourth Ashes 2023 Test against Australia at Old Trafford in Manchester.

Notably, the veteran all-rounder made a comeback in red-ball cricket as he was called back by England and Wales Cricket Board from his retirement. Adhering to the decision of management, Ali announced his comeback in the longest format of the game from retirement.

Subsequently, the fans were elated and overjoyed following this amazing achievement of the 36-year-old even after coming back from retirement. A section of cricket fans immediately took to the micro-blogging site Twitter and came up with a lot of praising remarks for the England all-rounder.

Here’s how fans reacted:

MOEEN ALI

MOEEN ALI

THE BEARD THAT'S FEARED

MOEEN ALI

— Yain (@I_Am_Yain) July 20, 2023

Stokesy 3 wickets away to join that club

— Nagender Pamula (@nagenderP21) July 20, 2023

Moin Ali is a very nice guy, should be picked for CWC 👌

— Bhikoo Malhotra (@EliosWatso3654) July 20, 2023

An probable the most underrated England player. Contributions in all forms of cricket.

— UniCorn EP (@ep_unicorn) July 20, 2023

One of the best

— Logan Battison (@LoganBattison) July 20, 2023

Well done Mo! Great team man. Came out of retirement to help the team. Went up to number 3 to help Harry Brook. Plays the game teh right way. Respect. 👍

— Robert (@Bobjacket) July 20, 2023

So happy for him ❤️

— The Cricketer (@witcasm) July 20, 2023

Speaking of the current action of the match at the Old Trafford in Manchester between England and Australia, England have started batting in their first innings. At the time of filling this copy, they have scored 61 runs for the loss of one wicket having Moeen Ali and Zak Crawley there in the middle.

The hosts got an early blow as the veteran Aussie pacer Mitchell Starc trapped opener Ben Duckett only on the individual score of 1 run and the team’s total score of 9 runs. Currently, Moeen and Crawley have stitched a partnership of 52 runs for the second wicket.

Earlier in the first innings, Aussies were asked to bat first as England won the toss in the first inning. The visitors managed to post a total of 317 runs before getting bundled up on the first ball of the second day. Star number three batter Marnus Labuschagne and in-form batting all-rounder Mitchell Marsh played the half-century knocks and scored 51 runs each. Other than these two, former skipper Steve Smith and Southpaw Travis Head also contributed with the knocks of 41 and 48 runs respectively.

Chris Woakes of England completed his five-wicket haul in the first innings by conceding only 62 runs in 22.2 overs.