England’s World Cup Hero Ben Stokes will retire from one-day international cricket after Tuesday’s series opener against South Africa in Durham. Ben Stokes has been one of the finest players to have played the game. He has scored 2,919 runs, including three centuries, and taken 74 wickets in 104 ODIs. The fans around the world got emotional after hearing the information.
The 31-year-old, who made his debut against Ireland in 2011, has Stokes, who became Test captain in April, will still play Twenty20 cricket as well as leading the red-ball side.
The records tell what a great influence he has been to the side. Ben said in the media that it was hard as a decision as this was to come to, but 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. The England fans have always been there for me and will continue to be there. You’re the best fans in the world.
We all remember what he has done on the field, especially his performance in England’s 2019 World Cup final win over New Zealand at Lord’s. The whole world saw a different player in Ben Stokes that day. According to the experts, the Ben stokes game has taught many youngsters around the world. The game he took in all three formats was next level. We are all going to miss him for sure.