Ban Stokes and Liam Livingstone with T20 World Cup 2022 trophy
The England cricket team seems ready to go to any extent to win the ODI World Cup to be held in India next year. At present, the English team, the winner of two World Cups, is completely eyeing the 2023 ODI World Cup trophy. England won the ODI World Cup in 2019 and also lifted the T20 World Cup trophy in 2022. The euphoria of victory is so strong that its champion player is ready to go back on his words and promises.
England was defeated in the 2011 World Cup held in India
England have to defend their trophy in the 50-over World Cup to be held in India next year. Defeating India on Indian soil is the most difficult task in world cricket. England were also defeated by teams like Ireland and Bangladesh in the 2011 World Cup in India. Although he made it to the quarterfinals, he had to face defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka. England have an idea that India will have to do something special to defend the title. This is the reason why England’s hottest player is planning to break his retirement and return to the field.
2019 World Cup hero preparing to return from retirement,
ban stokes and liam livingstone
England won the World Cup for the first time in the 2019 World Cup final by defeating New Zealand on the basis of more boundaries. Nayak, who made the English world champions in this match, scored an unbeaten 84 off 98 balls to equalize New Zealand’s 241 runs.
England will face Pakistan in the final of T20 World Cup 2022. England needed 138 runs to win. To achieve this goal, once again the hero of the 2019 final played the most important role. He scored 52 runs in 49 balls in the T20 World Cup final against Pakistan and made England double world champions.
Ben Stokes may return from ODI retirement
Ban Stokes and Adil Rasheed celebrate after T20 World Cup 2022 victory
England’s star all-rounder Ben Stokes announced his retirement from ODI cricket after the series against South Africa this year before the T20 World Cup 2022. But now their intentions seem to have changed. He is not ruling out the possibility of coming back from ODI retirement to defend the 50-over World Cup trophy. England’s Test captain Stokes, 31, has left the door open for a comeback less than five months after announcing his retirement from the ODI format in July citing workload.
Ben Stokes did not rule out the possibility of returning to the World Cup
Ben Stokes is currently captaining England in the first Test of the three-match series against Pakistan. He said before the ongoing first Test in Rawalpindi, “Who knows what I was thinking about the World Cup at that time.”
Stokes further said, “It is fantastic to play in the World Cup, to represent my country. But I’m not thinking about it right now. My focus is completely on this series. ”The veteran all-rounder said that Rob Key, the director of cricket of the England and Wales Cricket Board, had approached him about a return to the 50-over World Cup after his success in T20s. He said, “He took me aside and as soon as he said ’50-over World Cup’, I left.” The next ODI World Cup will be played in India in October-November 2023.
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