Ben Stokes Announces Retirement from ODIs, Will Play Final Match on Tuesday: Ben Stokes, England’s Test captain, stated that he will retire from ODI and only focus on Test and T20I. Ben Stokes is England’s all-rounder player, who helped England triumph in the 2019 World Cup. He scored 84 runs against New Zealand and was named Player of the Match.
Ben Stokes announced his retirement on Twitter with a picture of him and the World Cup. He wrote, “I will play my last game for England in ODI cricket on Tuesday in Durham. I have decided to retire from this format. This has been an incredibly tough decision to make, I have loved every minute of playing with my mates for England. We have had an incredible journey on the way.”
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“As hard as a decision as this was to come to, it’s not as hard dealing with the fact I can’t give my teammates 100% of myself in this format anymore. The England shirt deserves nothing less from anyone who wears it. Three formats are just unsustainable for me now. Not only do I feel that my body is letting me down because of the schedule and what is expected of us, but I also feel that I am taking the place of another player who can give Jos and the rest of the team their all. It’s time for someone else to progress as a cricketer and make incredible memories like I have over the past 11 years.”
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“I will give everything I have to Test cricket, and now, with this decision, I feel I can also give my total commitment to the T20I format. I would like to wish Jos Buttler, Matthew Mott, the players, and the support staff every success going forward. We have made great strides in white-ball cricket over the past seven years, and the future looks bright.”
“I have loved all 104 games I have played so far, I’ve got one more, and it feels amazing to be playing my last game at my home ground in Durham. As always, the England fans have always been there for me and will continue to be there. You’re the best fans in the world. I hope we can win on Tuesday and set the series up nicely against South Africa.”
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Ben Stokes Announces Retirement from ODIs, Will Play Final Match on Tuesday
Ben Stokes will play his final ODI against South Africa on Tuesday. He has played 104 ODIs with a total score of 2,919 runs. Stokes wasn’t performing well in the format and barely made any runs in the three-game ODI series against India.
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