England Test captain Ben Stokes set to return out of ODI retirement for World Cup 2023: Reports

England Test captain and the world’s premier all-rounder Ben Stokes is all set to return out of retirement and play the ODI World Cup in India even when it comes at the price of lacking a season of cash-rich IPL, in keeping with British each day ‘The Telegraph’.

According to a report within the main English newspaper, “Ben Stokes is prepared to make a sensational U-Turn and reverse his one day international retirement to help England’s World Cup defence in India this year, even if it means missing out on next season’s Indian Premier League.”

“The England Test captain now appears willing to play World Cup if he is asked by white-ball captain Jos Buttler,” the paper additional reported.

The purpose why Stokes may give his Rs 16 crore annual IPL cope with CSK a miss, is the five-Test collection in opposition to India that may begin on January 25 and finish on March 11.

If Stokes performs two months of IPL until the tip of May, then he could be spending shut to 5 months in India, which could not be possible for him.

At some level, he’s anticipated to endure a knee surgical procedure and the IPL window appears the most effective time contemplating he can return to aggressive cricket and proceed main England in years to return.

“While concern lingers over Stokes’s knee which might require operation at some stage, Telegraph Sport understands that he would be prepared to miss next season’s IPL if he needed a gap in his schedule to help him recover.”

England begin their marketing campaign on October 5 in Ahmedabad in opposition to New Zealand and the 32-year-old Stokes, who has performed 105 ODIs for his nation earlier than retiring from the format final yr, may simply come out for one event to assist Buttler’s aspect regain the trophy it received in 2019. Stokes was Player of the Final within the final version at residence.

The report additionally states that if want be, Stokes will play as a specialist batter within the center order.

“Stokes is likely to bat in the middle order for England ODI side. Amid fears of how much bowling he could do, England are prepared to pick him as specialist batsman, replicating the role he performed at stages during this summer’s Ashes series,” the report acknowledged.

Edited By:

Kingshuk Kusari

Published On:

Aug 15, 2023