1 3 ▁season ▁After ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁former ▁he ▁met ▁a ▁cr icket ▁coach ▁England ▁international ▁Vik ram ▁Sol ank i ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁season ▁Ali ▁was ▁handed ▁a ▁new ▁ 5 - year ▁contract . ▁After ▁performing ▁well , ▁including ▁five ▁consecutive ▁ 5 0 s , ▁Ali ▁was ▁called ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁England ▁L ions ▁where ▁he ▁scored ▁ 6 1 ▁runs ▁against ▁Australia ▁with ▁many ▁calling ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁full ▁side . ▁ ▁Mo een ▁aver aged ▁ 6 2 ▁in ▁Division ▁ 2 , ▁tot alling ▁ 1 3 7 5 ▁runs ▁altogether ▁– ▁the ▁highest ▁of ▁any ▁b ats men ▁in ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁and ▁finished ▁with ▁ 4 ▁centuries ▁and ▁ 8 ▁f ift ies ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ 2 8 ▁w ick ets . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁county ▁cr icket ' s ▁M VP ▁award ▁be ating ▁Sam it ▁Pat el ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁P CA ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁Ali ▁was ▁also ▁called ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁England ▁development ▁squad ▁ahead ▁of ▁their ▁Australian ▁Ash es ▁tour . ▁ ▁International ▁career ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Ali ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁Squad ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁I CC ▁World ▁Tw enty 2 0 ▁in ▁Bang l adesh . ▁Before ▁the ▁tournament , ▁the ▁squad ▁played ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁in ▁a ▁limited ▁o vers ▁series , ▁and ▁Ali ▁made ▁his