Ben Stokes reverses ODI retirement with World Cup in mind, is picked for series against New Zealand

Stokes, who received the Participant of Match for a superb knock as England lifted the 2019 World Cup last at Lord’s, had introduced his retirement from ODI cricket final yr, stating that taking part in all three codecs of the sport had turn into “unsustainable” for him given his harm woes in addition to the hectic schedule.

The 32-year-old has, nevertheless, not been picked within the T20I squad. Though he hasn’t introduced his retirement from the format, he has not performed a single T20I for England since scoring a half-century within the 2022 T20 World Cup last towards Pakistan in Melbourne final yr.

Amongst fascinating choices, Surrey pacer Gus Atkinson has been handed his maiden worldwide call-up, having been named in each squads. John Turner has additionally earned his maiden call-up, having been named within the T20I squad. Pacer Josh Tongue, who impressed in just lately concluded Ashes, additionally finds his sport within the T20I workforce.

Atkinson has the expertise of two home 50-over video games and 14 first-class matches. He has grabbed the limelight for his velocity within the ongoing season of the hundred, crossing the 90 miles per hour mark. There isn’t a place for injury-prone quick bowler Jofra Archer in any of the squads. With Luke Wright, England Males’s Nationwide Selector, confirming that the ODI squad for New Zealand can be the provisional squad for the World Cup, Archer seems set to overlook the ICC occasion, although Wright added that he will likely be a part of the travelling reserves.

“The return of Ben Stokes solely provides to that high quality together with his match-winning capacity and management. I’m sure that each fan will get pleasure from seeing him again in an England ODI shirt once more,” Wright commented about Stokes’ return.

He added in regards to the newcomers, “We’re additionally excited to present first worldwide call-ups to each Gus Atkinson and John Turner whereas Josh Tongue has deserved a spot within the T20 squad after impressing in the course of the Ashes. Any sequence towards New Zealand is intently fought and can present us with a perfect alternative to check ourselves towards probably the greatest groups on the earth.”

England ODI squad: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wooden, Chris Woakes

England T20I squad: Jos Buttler (c) Rehan Ahmed, Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue, John Turner, Luke Wooden

–By A Cricket Correspondent