After all rounds, Ben Stokes announced his retirement from international cricket One day, British Cricket Council interim CEO Clare Connor has heaped praise on him. Stokes on Monday announced that he will play his last ODI game on Tuesday, against South Africa. “Ben Stokes is a superstar in all of our matches. His significant contribution in the ICC World Cricket World Cup Final at Lord in 2019 helped England win the trophy for the first time. that price,” Clare Connor said in an official statement.
“Ben is not only one of the best players in the world but an inspirational figure so our ODI team will miss him dearly. But with the Test captain’s armband and with a busy cricket schedule. Busy today, we fully understand and respect his decision. We look forward to seeing him excited and enthralled in an England shirt for many years to come,” he added.
Meanwhile, UK Men’s Cricket CEO Rob Key called Stokes’ decision an ‘altruistic’ one.
“Ben Stokes has enjoyed an incredible international career in ODI cricket, culminating in a winning performance in the 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final, I know this must have been a tough decision, but I totally understand why he came to this conclusion,” Rob said.
“I’m sure when we look back at Ben’s career and see this as one of the reasons he will play 120 games or more and help England in T20 and World Cup matches for many years to come. is a typical selfless decision that will benefit Britain in the long run,” he added.
Stokes has played 104 ODI games and is set to end his international career at home at Seat Unique Riverside.
The 31-year-old’s ODI career will forever be remembered with his Man of the Match performance in the 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final at Lord’s.
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Stokes’ 84-game unbeaten run helped turn the game into a Super pass as England claimed their first ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup win in the most dramatic of times.
After making his ODI debut against Ireland in 2011, Stokes had scored 2919 runs, including three centuries, and made 74 championship runs.
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