Moeen Ali is to be honoured for his services to the game of cricket with an OBE. To mark the Jubilee year and a remarkable 70 years of service, HM The Queen ’s Jubilee Birthday Honours List sees those across the UK awarded for their excellent contributions to their respective crafts and wider society.
Ali made his England debuts in all three formats in 2014, and played for the Test side until 2021. He was also part of the England team that won the nation's first ODI Cricket World Cup in 2019. In September 2020, the all-rounder captained England for the first time in a T20I match against Australia in Southampton.
He became the first Asian-origin cricketer to captain England in T20s, and the first Asian-origin cricketer to captain England in any format since Nasser Hussain in 2003. The destructive batsman was part of the Chennai Super Kings squad that went on to win the 2021 Indian Premier League, becoming the first Englishman to do so.
