[5][8] Due to his performance in Mohammedan SC Dhaka, Ali was selected for the Pakistan national team.

[9][10] He also showed remarkable defensive quality when Pakistan played the 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification in 1967 under his captaincy.

[6] In 1967, a knee injury against India in Burma in the 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification, proved to be the end of his career.

In 2003, he was given financial assistance of 50 thousand rupees in a tournament held in his name at the People's Football Stadium.

[6] He had having been suffering from complications after a severe stroke and was admitted to the Kutiana Memon Hospital at Kharadar.