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Cricketer Asif Ali’s two-year-old daughter loses battle with cancer in US

Cricketer Asif Ali’s two-year-old daughter loses battle with cancer in US
May 20, 2019
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Cricketer Asif Ali’s two-year-old daughter died of cancer in the United States on Sunday night. Noor Fatima, who was fighting stage IV cancer, died at a hospital in the United States. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has expressed grief over the sad demise of the daughter of the cricketer. https://twitter.com/SMQureshiPTI/status/1130236658211840003 Asif Ali is expected to leave the tour of England following the death of his daughter. A statement issued by Islamabad United, the team Asif plays for in the Pakistan Super League, late Sunday said, "ISLU family pays its deepest condolences to @AasifAli2018 on the tragic loss of his daughter. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Asif & his family. Asif is a great example of strength & courage. He is an inspiration to us." https://twitter.com/AliNaqvi808/status/1130243933647171584 Earlier on Sunday, the 27-year-old Ali made 22 during Pakistan's 54-run defeat by England in the fifth and final one-day international at Headingley – a loss that saw England take the series 4-0 after the opening match was washed out. Ali featured in every game of the series, scoring two fifties with a career best of 52 in the third ODI in Bristol. The hard-hitting Ali has scored 342 runs in 16 ODIs at an average of 31.09. He was not included in Pakistan's preliminary squad for the World Cup in England, which starts later this month, but that would not prevent him being selected in the 15-man squad for the tournament. Teams have until May 23 to name their final World Cup squads. Before leaving for England the 27-year-old Pakistan batsman had  tweeted, "My daughter is fighting the stage IV cancer and we are taking her to US for her treatment." He had thanked the US authorities for issuing a visa to his daughter "within an hour."