Ben Stokes Reverses ODI Retirement ENG vs NZ: Ben Stokes returns to ODI cricket after retirement, included in England team against New Zealand. England’s legendary cricketer Ben Stokes has made a comeback in ODI cricket after retirement. Stokes had retired from the ODI format last year. England has given Stokes a place in the team for the ODI series against New Zealand. Stokes played the last ODI in July 2022 against South Africa. Along with scoring 2924 runs in this format, he has also taken 74 wickets.
Stokes had retired in July last year. He has withdrawn his decision to retire from ODI cricket after about a year. England cricket team will play ODI series against New Zealand in September this year. After this World Cup 2023 is also to be organized. In this context, the return of Stokes can prove beneficial for England. Stokes is an experienced player and his performance so far has been excellent.
Ben Stokes all format stats
Stokes has played 105 ODIs so far. He has scored 3 centuries and 21 half-centuries in this format. Along with this, 2924 runs have been scored. Stokes has taken 74 wickets. His best performance in ODIs has been taking 5 wickets for 61 runs. Stokes has played 97 Test matches. 6117 runs have been scored in this. He has scored 13 centuries and 30 half-centuries in this format. He has also scored a double-century. Stokes has taken 197 wickets in Tests. He has taken five or more wickets 4 times in this format.
England’s core team for the World Cup
Jos Buttler (Captain), Moeen Ali, Johnny Bairstow, Gus Atkingson, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood and Chris Woakes.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Schedule, Host, Defending Champions
England Men’s National Selector Luke Wright said “We have selected two very strong teams which underline the depth of our talent in white-ball cricket. With the return of Ben Stokes, the team will get a match winner and his leadership skills will also come in handy. I am sure every fan will enjoy seeing him in the England ODI shirt again.
A series of four T20 matches will be played between England and New Zealand on 30 August, which will end on 5 September. At the same time, both the teams will clash in the four ODI series from 8th September. England have included uncapped pacer Gus Atkinson in both the squads. Atkins was seen clocking up to 95 mph in the Hundred while playing for the Oval Invincibles against Manchester Originals last week. At the same time, Josh Tongue and John Turner got a chance for the first time in the T20 format. Tong made his Test debut this year.
England vs New zealand t20 series schedule
1st T20: Seat Unique Riverside, Chester-le-Street – 30 August
2nd T20I: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester – 1 September
3rd T20: Edgbaston, Birmingham – 3 September
4th T20: Trent Bridge, Nottingham – 5 September
England vs New zealand ODI series schedule
1st ODI: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff – 8 September
2nd ODI: The Ageas Bowl, Southampton – 10 September
3rd ODI: Kia Oval, London – 13 September
4th ODI: Lord’s, London – 15 September
England ODI squad against New Zealand: Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Johnny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, David Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood and Chris Woakes.
England T20 squad against New Zealand: 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 Tong, John Turner and Luke Wood.
