England's Ansari retires at 25 to pursue other ambitions

Ansari played in England's test series in India and Bangladesh last year and also represented the side in an one-day international in 2015.

"After seven years as a professional cricketer and almost two decades in total playing the game, I have decided to bring my cricket career to an end," Ansari said in a statement.

"While the timing may come as a surprise, I have always maintained that cricket was just one part of my life and that I have other ambitions that I want to fulfil." (Reporting by Aditi Prakash in Bengaluru; editing by Sudipto Ganguly)