North Sound: FILE - England s Ben Stokes leaves the pitch after the first cricket Test match against West Indies ended in a draw at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda, Saturday, March 12, 2022 Stokes is the new captain of England’s test cricket team. AP/PTILondon, July 18 (PTI) Star England all-rounder Ben Stokes on Monday made a surprise announcement to retire from ODI cricket. Stokes' ODI career will forever be remembered for his Player-of-the-Match performance in the 2019 World Cup final against New Zealand at Lord's. "I will play my last game for England in ODI cricket on Tuesday in Durham. We have had an incredible journey on the way," he said in an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) statement.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 18, 2022 12:07 UTC