Famous English cricketer Ben Stokes has announced his retirement from international cricket.
According to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), Ben Stokes’ Test against New Zealand in Nottingham will be the last international match of his career.
Stokes informed his fellow cricketers of the decision before the start of the game today.
In this regard, the Cricket Board of England and Wales made a statement on social networks and said: ‘Ben Stokes, one of the greatest captains of the England Cricket team, has decided to retire from International Cricket at the end of this test match (Nottingham Test).’
Addressing Ben Stokes, the message read, “You were the captain, leader and inspirational legend that this team can only hope for.
The message also said that we love you very much and wish you success in your retirement.
It should be noted that Ben Stokes is one of the most influential players and captains in the history of England cricket.
Ben Stokes was part of the England team that won the Cricket World Cup in 2019 and the T20 World Cup in 2022.
He played a key role in England becoming the world champions of the ODI format for the first time in the 2019 World Cup final against New Zealand.
Apart from this, in the final of T20 World Cup 2022, he played a successful game and made the team the champion.
Not only this, but after losing 9 wickets in the Headingley Test against Australia during the 2019 Ashes series, he put together a massive partnership of 76 runs with Jack Leach for the last wicket and played an incredible 135 runs to give England an unlikely victory.
When Test captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum together changed the traditional way of playing Test Cricket. Under his leadership, England adopted a very aggressive form of cricket (Bazball), thanks to which they recorded back-to-back victories around the world, including a historic clean sweep of Pakistan.
