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- Stokes said goodbye to ODI cricket
- Ben Stokes is the Test captain of England
Will play against South Africa. Ben Stokes was also part of the England team in the recent three-match ODI series against India, where his performance was not very special.
After the retirement of Stokes, there has been a flood of comments on social media. Former India captain Virat Kohli has also reacted to the retirement post shared by Stokes on his Instagram account. Kohli commented, ‘Stokes, you are the most competitive player I have played against so far. You have to respond.
Ben Stokes may have retired from ODIs, but he will continue to represent England in T20 and Test cricket. Ben Stokes was recently appointed as the captain of the England Test team. Under the guidance of Ben Stokes as full-time captain and head coach Brendon McCullum, England defeated New Zealand 3–0. After this, the English team won against India under the captaincy of Stokes in Edgbaston Test.
Will play Test and T20 for now
Ben Stokes’ decision to retire from One Day Internationals may come as a shock to many. But this can help England in Test cricket as England want to rebuild their Test team under the captaincy of Ben Stokes. He will be a key player for England in the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia later this year. He may also retire from the T20 format after the World Cup to focus on Test cricket.
Such was the ODI career of Stokes
Talking about the ODI career of Ben Stokes, he has so far scored 2919 runs in 104 ODIs at an average of 39.44, which included three centuries and 21 half-centuries. In bowling, he took 74 wickets in 87 innings at an average of 41.79. During this his economy rate was 6.03. His best performance with the ball has been five wickets for 61 runs.
