Ben stokes odi retirement

Stokes played his last ODI on Tuesday(Action Images via Reuters) The England Test captain had made a veiled a dig at the International Cricket Council's (ICC) scheduling in the statement he had made announcing his retirement but he later elaborated on the concerns he has for the future of the sport of this continued. ALSO READ | Ben Stokes gives an elaborate and stunning reply to Virat Kohli's comment on his retirement post on Instagram “The more cricket that is played, the better for the sport, but you want a product that is of the highest quality. You want the best players to be playing as much as you possibly can, all the time,” Stokes told BBC's Test Match Special. "It isn't just me or us, you see it all around the world now where teams are having to rest some players in a certain series so they feel like they are getting a break. We are not cars, you can't just fill us up and we'll go out there and be ready to be fuelled up again." Tuesday's game came midway through a gruelling England programme of 12 white-ball fixtures in 25 days this month, with the Test team playing seven matches in the 2022 home season. Stokes, highlighting a fixture pile-up that saw England's three-match ODI series away to the Netherlands take place in the brief gap between the second and third Tests against New Zealand, added: "We had a Test series and then the one-day team had a series going on at the same time that was a bit silly."

The allrounder, currently in Pakistan captaining the Test side on their first tour of the country in 17 years, retired from one-day cricket in the summer to focus on the other two international formats. In doing so, he said managing his workload in a convoluted schedule was "unsustainable", urging administrators to get a firmer grasp of the fixture list to prevent other multi-format cricketers from taking a similar decision. • Ben Stokes does it again - and surprises no one • England hopeful of tempting Ben Stokes out of ODI retirement for World Cup defence • Pitch battles: What should England expect on their return to Pakistan? • Rise and fall of an English dynasty in just five years of Pakistan Tests • Morning decision for Rawalpindi Test as sickness bug disrupts England plans Coming into the tournament, Stokes had not played a T20I since March 2021, and given how the 31-year-old performed - 110 runs at an average of 36.66 and six wickets - the consensus is he could play a similar peripheral role ahead of the 2023 50-over World Cup in India, particularly as ODIs are perhaps his best format, with averages of 38.98 and 42.39 (and 74 dismissals), with bat and ball respectively. "Who knows? At the moment, being out here, my focus is solely on this series (against Pakistan). But it's one of those things. But who knows how I might feel towards a World Cup at the time. Going to a World Cup is an amazing thing to do, to represent your country. But at the moment I'm not even thin...

He had been due to play all six of England's ODIs this summer and rest throughout their T20I commitments against India and South Africa, as well as the Hundred, but has now opted to quit the 50-over game in order to give "everything I have to Test cricket" and "my total commitment to the T20 format". Tuesday's ODI at his home ground, the Riverside, will be Stokes' 105th game for England in the format, having made his debut against Ireland in 2011. He heads into his final appearance with a batting average of 39.44 at a strike rate of 95.26, and has taken 74 wickets. His defining performance in the format was his innings of Stokes took a break from the game last summer to focus on his mental health and did not register for the IPL auction earlier this year in a bid to manage his workload across formats. He said in his statement that his body was "letting him down" due to the demands of the schedule and he was visibly hobbling after stooping to take a catch off Hardik Pandya in the third ODI at Old Trafford on Sunday. England's fixture list this summer involves seven Tests spread across three-and-a-half months, plus a dozen limited-overs internationals in the space of 25 days in July. Their schedule has been relentless since international cricket resumed in July 2020 after the initial hiatus during the first Covid-19 lockdown and will continue to place huge demands on players in coming years: "Three formats are just unsustainable for me now," he said. "Not only do I feel that...

Stokes will play his 84 th and final ODI at his home ground of Durham on Tuesday when England face South Africa. The all-rounder walks away from the format at the age of 31 just months after taking over as England’s Test captain. Tellingly, Stokes cited the demands of the congested international schedule for his decision and it follows England lost that series 2-1 and had just one day’s break in between that series finishing in Manchester on Sunday and the next one against South Africa starting in Durham. It is another blow for England ahead of With two key pillars of the 2019 World Cup win now gone, it makes life for new captain Jos Buttler and coach Matthew Mott all the harder ahead of next year’s tournament in India. Stokes memorably starred in England’s epic World Cup final against New Zealand at Lord’s in the summer of 2019 to land his country the trophy for the first time – scoring a match-changing unbeaten 84 with the bat to help tie the match before Morgan called Stokes “superhuman” after that win. Yet it’s clear something had to give for a player who took a break from cricket last summer to look after his mental health and has been managing a knee injury and the Test captaincy this summer. Stokes, who made his ODI debut against Ireland in Dublin in 2011, said: “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 ...

England all-rounder Ben Stokes stunned cricket fans around the world as he retired from ODI cricket after the recent final ODI against South Africa. Stokes explained that it was 'unsustainable' for him to play all three formats and he would concentrate more on T20I and Test cricket. The England cricket team's official social media account decided to give fans a sneak peek into the atmosphere of the dressing room as Stokes passed on his final message. Ben Stokes speaks to his teammates.(Twitter/@englandcricket) Urging his teammates to 'keep pushing the boundaries', Stokes reminded them to continue with their brand of cricket. "I just want to say for the team going forward. You know, Jos as always mentioned is just keep pushing the boundaries of what we do in the cricket field. Whether it will be ball, bat, in the field. Take yourselves to the extremes because that's when we are able to go out and do stuff like no one else can as a team", he said. Also Read | India great's blunt reply to Kapil Dev's 'drop Kohli' remark, sides with Ponting "Not many teams still feel like, I personally was there. Feeling we're still in the game. Even with four overs to go. Not many teams can feel like that when there's seven or eight down because of what we've got in the dressing room." The 31-year-old also had a message for Jos Buttler, whom he called 'one of those blokes who ooze class'. On an emotional note, he said, "Jos, never doubt yourself. Never doubt any decisions you make, as a leade...

However, he stepped down from the 50-over format earlier this year, stating that it was "unsustainable" for him to maintain his peak levels of performance across all three formats of international cricket, given that he is also captain of a Test team that has transformed its own reputation in recent months, with six wins in seven memorable performances in the 2022 home season. Mott, who took over as England white-ball coach at the start of the summer after a record-breaking stint in charge of Australia women, told reporters in Melbourne that he had not yet discussed the notion of Stokes reversing his ODI retirement. However, Mott added, he backed Stokes to "do what's right for English cricket". Moeen Ali - who will be involved in those matches only days after the World Cup win - described the prospect as "horrible", with Mott adding that "it's not ideal, I can't lie". And yet, the sudden switch of emphasis, from 20 overs to 50, reinforces the sense of a change of priority in the white-ball schedule, with the 2023 World Cup looming in India in less than 12 months' time. Rob Key, the managing director of men's cricket, was guarded when asked about the prospect of Stokes reversing his retirement in an interview with Sky Sports on Monday. "Nothing is forever, but who knows what will happen," he said. "At the moment, we'll just keep thinking about trying to enjoy what we've done now and then we'll be thinking about Test cricket. • Mott hits right notes with Buttler as coach lif...

Stokes, 31, said the first ODI between England and South Africa in Durham on Tuesday would be his last in the format, adding that it was "an incredibly tough decision". After making his ODI debut against Ireland in 2011, Stokes has scored 2919 runs, including three centuries, and taken 74 wickets in the format. The highlight remains his match-winning effort in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, when his unbeaten 84* helped send the match to the Super Over, which England clinched. Stokes was recently appointed as the captain of the England Men's Test side after Joe Root stepped down, a call which played a massive role in his decision. Under his leadership, England completed a 3-0 clean sweep at home against New Zealand and then won the fifth rescheduled Test against India. Stokes had also taken a break from international cricket in July last year to prioritise his mental well-being. He returned to international cricket during the 2021-22 Ashes in Australia. Stokes said in a statement: "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. "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 w...

"After a great deal of thought and deliberation, I am announcing my retirement from international one-day cricket. With the intensity of the international schedule and the increasing demands on my body, approaching 32, I think it is the right time to step aside and let the next generation of players come through." Pietersen briefly returned to England's ODI and T20I teams the following year but his point was clear: he was cooked, mentally and physically, by a relentless schedule that contained too much cricket, and too little relevance. Stokes' decision was informed by the same logic, as he outlined in a statement that was effectively a parting shot at his own employers. • Ben Stokes on his new documentary: 'I said, I want everything in there - the good and the not-such-good stuff' • McDonald: 'We feel we can manage our players through all three forms' • We need a debate on cricket's future and we needed it yesterday • Ben Stokes' journey from hot-head to zen warrior • ICC FTP: Bangladesh land Test and ODI jackpot in 2023-2027 cycle "Three formats are just unsustainable for me now," Stokes wrote. "I feel that my body is letting me down because of the schedule and what is expected of us." The message was simple: England play so much cricket across formats that for Stokes to continue to play with the whole-hearted attitude that has informed his career, something had to give. In abstract, it should serve as a wake-up call for cricket's administrators. One of the sport's most ...

England all-rounder Ben Stokes has announced retirement from One-Day Internationals, saying that he will play his last ODI game against South Africa on Tuesday. In a lengthy statement issued on social media, Stokes explained his abrupt departure from the 50-over format. The 2019 World Cup-winning player admitted that making the decision was hard for him, but he noted that it was not as difficult as realising that he is no longer able to contribute his 100 per cent in the format. Stokes claimed that because of the demanding international schedule, he can no longer play three different formats for England as his body is failing him. Stokes stated that anyone who dons an England jersey should give the team their all and that he feels he is taking the place of another player who can do so. Stokes said that he now feels he can give his 100 per cent to the Test and T20I formats of the game as a result of the decision. "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," Stokes said. "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," he added. "Three formats are just unsustainable for me now....