Ben Stokes Set To Come Out Of Retirement To Play ODI World Cup In India, Might Skip IPL: Report
England Check 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 day by day ‘The Telegraph’. In response to a report within the main English newspaper, “Ben Stokes is ready to make a sensational U-Flip and reverse his in the future worldwide retirement to assist England’s World Cup defence in India this yr, even when it means lacking out on subsequent season’s Indian Premier League.”
“The England Check captain now seems keen to play World Cup if he’s requested by white-ball captain Jos Buttler,” the paper additional reported.
The rationale why Stokes might give his Rs 16 crore annual IPL cope with CSK a miss, is the five-Check collection in opposition to India that can begin on January 25 and finish on March 11.
If Stokes performs two months of IPL until the tip of Could, then he can be spending shut to 5 months in India, which could not be possible for him.
Sooner or later, he’s anticipated to bear a knee surgical procedure and the IPL window appears one of the best time contemplating he can return to aggressive cricket and proceed main England in years to return.
“Whereas concern lingers over Stokes’s knee which could require operation at some stage, Telegraph Sport understands that he can be ready to overlook subsequent season’s IPL if he wanted a spot in his schedule to assist him recuperate.”
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, would possibly simply come out for one event to assist Buttler’s facet regain the trophy it received in 2019. Stokes was Participant of the Ultimate within the final version at house.
The report additionally states that if want be, Stokes will play as a specialist batter within the center order.
“Stokes is prone to bat within the center order for England ODI facet. Amid fears of how a lot bowling he might do, England are ready to choose him as specialist batsman, replicating the position he carried out at levels throughout this summer time’s Ashes collection,” the report said.
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