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Jos Buttler denied pursuing Ben Stokes to return from his retirement from ODI cricket, saying that it was Stokes's call to come back

The England cricket board's decision to include Stokes for the New Zealand series had come at the expense of Harry Brook, indicated Paine.

Ben Stokes quit ODIs last year, saying playing in all three formats was unsustainable

If Stokes plays two months of IPL till the end of May, then he would be spending close to five months in India, which might not be feasible for him.

"Stuart told me about his retirement over a coffee before we got on the team bus for the third day's play," Anderson shared.

During England's fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval, on Saturday, the England skipper, Ben Stokes, etched his name in history by becoming the batter with the highest number of sixes in a single Ashes series against arch-rivals Australia.

After contributing to England's triumph at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia last year, Stokes became the focus of expectations for a potential return from ODI retirement.

England skipper Ben Stokes has dropped a hint that the hosts will go into the fourth Ashes Test with more aggressive intent

CSK said England Test captain Ben Stokes has left the franchise to prepare for England's upcoming home summer

The biggest rule pertains to an Impact Player, giving teams a chance to bring in a substitute player at any time during the game this IPL season.

Ben Stokes will play as a specialist batter during the initial phase of the Indian Premier League 2023 in order to manage his knee injury

England's talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes had an excellent year in the whites of international Test cricket.

London: Star England all-rounder and 2019 Word Cup final hero Ben Stokes on Monday made a surprise announcement to retire from ODI cricket, saying playing three formats has become “unsustainable” for him. The 31-year-old Stokes will play his last ODI against South Africa at his home ground in Durham on Tuesday. Stokes’ ODI career will […]

Birmingham: England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the rescheduled fifth Test, starting here on Friday. With skipper Rohit Sharma ruled out after testing positive for COVID-19, Jasprit Bumrah will be India’s 36th Test captain. Shubman Gill is the only specialist opener while Shardul Thakur as seamer all-rounder […]

London: Ben Stokes was appointed as captain of England’s Test cricket team on Thursday, taking on the high-pressure role just a few months after returning from a long spell away from the game to protect his mental health. The all-rounder was the only credible option to replace Joe Root, who quit his position — which […]

Hyderabad: T20 cricket is a game of small margins. The cliché never gets old. Given the volatility of the shortest format of the game, every second of the game is crucial to its outcome. One error can cost dearly, turning players into villains instantly, especially in big-ticket events like the World Cup. Though players strive […]

The former Indian captain reeled off answers on his favourite topic fielding in Twitter

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ECB has said that Stokes has taken the break to also rest his left index finger, "which has not fully healed since his return to competitive cricket earlier this month"

Opener Haseeb Hameed, whose last Test was against India in 2016, was also named in the squad.