England cricketer Moeen Ali stopped at Birmingham airport

Following the unusual happening at the airport and ‘mistreatment’ at the hands of airport authorities, Ali took to the micro-blogging website Twitter to share his sentiments.

Birmingham airport!! Hard times.

— Moeen Ali (@MoeenAli) April 9, 2016

Have never been stopped at the airport when travelling with a team in uniform, but travel alone and get stopped for 40 minutes!! Joke

— Moeen Ali (@MoeenAli) April 9, 2016

The 28-year-old stated that he has never stopped at the airport while traveling with the England squad.

@MoeenAli that’s a shambles my pra #clowns

— Adil Rashid (@AdilRashid03) April 9, 2016

Ali’s England teammate Adil Rashid was quick to offer his support. The leg-spinner termed the authorities as ‘clowns’ for stopping Ali.

@MoeenAli your beard might have something to do with it. #sadreally

— Owais shah (@owaisshah203) April 9, 2016

Former England batsman Owais Shah stated the sad reality of the situation was that Moeen’s beard probably prompted airport officials to stop him.