Pakistan batsman Asif Ali’s two-year-old daughter Noor Fatima, who was fighting stage four cancer, died at a hospital in the United States. Asif Ali is expected to leave the tour of England following the death of his daughter.
Earlier on Sunday, the 27-year-old Ali scored a 17-ball 22 during Pakistan’s 54-run defeat against England in the fifth and final ODI at Headingley in Leeds. With this win, England also clinched the series 4-0 after the opening match was washed out due to rain.
Ali featured in every game of the series, sco💜ring two fifti🅰es with a career best of 52 in the third ODI at The Rose Bowl in Bristol.
Fraternity comes in support of Asif and his family
The cricketing fraternity was soon behind Asif Ali after the💜 newsꦺ broke out. While he is now expected to be with his family and is known to have left England as well, Twitterverse has shown support to the cricketer in these tough times.
The likes of Dean Jones, Michael Clarke, Misbah Ul Haq, Mohammad Hafeez and many current a♐nd former cricketers have expressed their condolences for Asif Ali and hi🎉s family via Twitter.
On behalf of my family and the players and families… we send our condolences and love to and his family on the passing of his beautiful daughter. 😪
— Dean Jones AM (@ProfDeano)
Absolu🍬tely devastating mate. Thou🐼ghts and prayers with and family
— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23)
Really sad ▨to know about the daughter of .My prayers are with you and your family fought bravely in such tough circumstances and tried your best to save her but Allah knows better. May Allah help u in this toughest moment of sorrow.
— Misbah Ul Haq (@captainmisbahpk)
May almighty ALLAH bless daughter JANNAH 🤲�� Aameen , Stay strong إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِ�♊�نَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22)
Thoughts and prayers are with you and your family 😢🐼😢😢🙏🏽🙏🏽�ꦉ�🏽
— Ashwell Prince (@ashyp_5)
Extrem🌜ely heart broken with the news of daughter passing away my heart and duas goes out to the family may Allah pak grant them all with sabar. :(:(:
— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial)
Such a sad news!!
Thoughts & Prayers for & his family..
May Allah SWT give his꧋ family courage & strength to go through this unimaginable time of grief!🙁— Syeda Nain Fatima Abidi (@SyedaNain18)
Inna lillah hi wa inn𓂃a eliehi rajioon very sad to hear about the death of daughter may Allah bꦍless her with jannah Ameen.
— Azhar Ali (@AzharAli_)
إِنَّا لِ𒉰لّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ My heartfelt condolences are with o✃n loss of his beloved daughter May Allah Grant her highest place in Jannah & give strength to family to bear the loss Ameen
— Kamran Akmal (@KamiAkmal23)
إنّا لِلّه واِنَّااِلیْهِ راجِعُوٌنٌ
. daughter has passed away 😭 she was fighting against stage 4 cancer. Last few months have been very tough for the whole family.
May ALLAH give him and the rest of the family patience and🦂 streng𝐆th to bear such a Huge loss.— Saeed Ajmal (@REALsaeedajmal)
Absolutely heartbroken to hear the news of the passing away of your little angel May Allah grant you and your family lot of strength to bear this loss. She will be your sour🐲ce to jannah. It’s so so heard for a parent to go through such a trauma.
— Umar Gul (@mdk_gul)
Left with no words after learning about little daughter.
Really heart breaking news it is💔
I am praying that your faith will help you through this very difficult time. I pray that you will find the strength to get you through yඣour grief and sadness.Ameen— Ahmad Shahzad 🇵🇰 (@iamAhmadshahzad)
انا لله وانا اليه راجعون
Allah bhai ki beti ko jaanat naseeb farmaye aur un ki family ko sabr de. Asif bhai jesa saabir insaan maine nah𝓰i dekha. Asif bhai is mushkil waqt mai hum sub aap ke saath hein.— Shadab Khan (@76Shadabkhan)
Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.
"We belong to Allah and to Allah we shall return."
Deeply saddened to hear about the passing of your daughter , it’s the most difficult thing a parent can face. May Allah bless her soul and give you♓ 👍all sabr. Ameen— Wahab Riaz (@WahabViki)
