London, Sep 13 : England cricket star Moeen Ali has urged young British Muslims not to join the extremist group Islamic State (IS).

Ali said it was "worrying" that hundreds of Britons had joined the brutal group abroad, Express. co. uk reports.

The 27 year old devout Muslim said that the IS' actions were not reflective of Islam and condemned the group for killing members of other religions.

Earlier, Ali had a tough time dealing with authorities after he was questioned for flaunting "Save Gaza" and "Free Palestine" wristbands during the Third Test against India.

Ali, who was booed by Indian supporters last Sunday while playing an England-India one-day international at Edgbaston in Birmingham, said that he understood how Muslims would be upset by the killings by Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria and advised them not to join the IS. (ANI)