Spark Green Park in Birmingham was converted to commemorate Moeen Ali

Birmingham: Spark Green Park in Birmingham has been remodeled to celebrate the Birmingham Phoenix team and its captain Moeen Ali.

Ali, who was born in Birmingham and grew up in the area, played cricket in the area, and the park walls feature the Phoenix’s eye-catching orange and black design.

say Geographic TV, Ali said this is the same area where he grew up. Since his school is nearby, he plays a lot of football and cricket here, so it means a lot to him.

“See it completely transformed before our Birmingham Phoenix campaign [new 100-ball tournament] The Centurion makes me very proud. It will be very inspiring for the young people who play here every week. “

Ali hopes this mural will inspire young children in the area to participate in competitions and see careers in sports and cricket, and they are sometimes more accessible than they thought.

“Sometimes, as British South Asians, we think that accessibility is very difficult, but it’s actually not as difficult as you think,” added Ali, who is of Pakistani and Kashmiri descent.

Talking about the difference between the more mature short T20 cricket and this new 100-ball version “The Million”, Ali said that he thinks the rules are almost the same, but slightly different from the T20.

For Ali, being the captain of the Phoenix team in the Centurion is a proud moment. “As a local who has lived 10 minutes from Edgbaston for most of my life, it is very exciting to lead Birmingham Phoenix.”

In recent months, Ali has moved in and out of England from all three forms of cricket. He described this as a difficult time because the team is building for the T20I World Cup.

“Obviously, we are building for the World Cup, so Eoin Morgan [England captain] Want to look at other players, which means either you don’t play, or you don’t play too much, or you lower the order-it can be frustrating, but you also have to look at the big picture. ”

Birmingham Phoenix faces the London Spirits in the first game of the 100-player Championship on Friday. England ODI and T20I captain Eoin Morgan led Spirits. The Phoenix team achieved success in the game, defeating the Spirit team comprehensively, and achieved three victories.

Ali is a member of England’s 2019 Cricket World Cup champion team. He also represented Multan Sultan in the 5th Pakistan Premier League.