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Ben Stokes (Source: Twitter)
Ben Stokes makes a comeback to the England ODI squad ahead of World Cup 2023 which will take place in India. Stokes will also be a part of the upcoming series against New Zealand. Stokes has played 105 games for England so far, He has amassed 2924 runs at an average of 39.38. He has hit three centuries.
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With the ball, he has picked up 74 wickets and has one five-wicket haul. In the 2019 World Cup where England bagged their maiden ODI title. Stokes scored 465 runs in 11 games at an average of 66.42. The all-rounder had the highest score of 89. With the ball, he picked up 7 wickets. With him coming back into the mix, England look on course to defend their 2019 title.
Getting Ben Stokes back for England was fairly straightforward - Luke Wright
"It was not really a case of changing his mind," "He was always interested in coming back. He had to make that priority of getting through the Ashes, have a break and give the body a rest. It wasn't a case of needing to beg him or anything like that, he was always keen, so it was actually fairly straightforward. England's national sector Luke Wright said as quoted by ESPN Cricinfo. Ben Stokes last played an ODI against South Africa.
Once his body was in a good place and he'd had a rest, he was really keen to play. We're delighted from our point of view and I am sure England fans and everyone can be absolutely delighted." Wright added. Stokes will most likely play as a specialist batter. Even if he does so it will not affect the composition of England's squad as they have enough bowling options up their sleeve.
With a lot of the England players having played in the Indian Premier League (IPL), it remains to be seen if the Three Lions come up with a formula and crack the code of doing well in Indian conditions. Since it is the World Cup, the pitches in India will be sporting and balanced unlike during normal times. The 2023 World Cup might be a very open tournament almost all teams are evenly matched.
Let us take a look at the reactions on Twitter:
No one in his sane mind would dismiss Ben Stokes and his ability
— Dr Sagar Garg (@DrGumsNProbes) August 16, 2023
Ben stokes is really overrated. He'll fail miserably in upcoming CWC
— Cheeku (@CricCrazy_1) August 16, 2023
Ben stokes might play as a batsmen
— Asfand (@AliIsfand425) August 16, 2023
Ben Stokes has taken back his retirement from ODI. pic.twitter.com/fzio5aazv5
— Ram_mc (@RamprasathJ10) August 16, 2023
Naayagan meendum vaaran #BenStokes
— Krish (@aalaudra) August 16, 2023
🤣🤣🤣#BenStokes #JosButtler #CWC23 pic.twitter.com/9lffJGNuk6
— Masum (@masum_twt) August 16, 2023
Ben stokes is in but at what cost
— Kishan Thakkar (@KishanT37106684) August 16, 2023
Harry brooks been dropped to just accommodate Ben Stokes for Worldcup.Emotional decision sometime get back fired.#EngvNZ pic.twitter.com/xNVSPrmF1P
— K.K (@villa_310) August 16, 2023
Ben Stokes unretires from ODIs. Wow https://t.co/d4n5X18RAQ
— Abhishek Agarwal (@abhishek2526) August 16, 2023
Arguably the most clutch player in world cricket comes out of retirement as calls for World Cup defence hit the crescendo. #BenStokes
— Rupesh Kumar (@afiestysoul) August 16, 2023
Picking a half fit Stokes comes with huge risks both at the WC & for the test side. Agree about the class of 2019 moving on, though ‘unretiring’ seems to be quite the thing now.
— Ben O'Hare (@manxben4) August 16, 2023