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Ben Stokes: Being No. 1 ODI team is not England’s driving force

“We look at it from a series point of view, that we’d be bitterly disappointed to lose,” Stokes said. A 3-0 series win for Virat Kohli’s men will mean that India becomes the top-ranked ODI side, replacing England.

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England’s Ben Stokes at the nets on the eve of the second ODI at Pune yesterday. Pic/AFP

England’s Ben Stokes at the nets on the eve of the second ODI at Pune yesterday. Pic/AFP

England have another couple of games on the current series to retain their No. 1 ODI ranking. However, as one would expect, that’s not something that overly worries the visitors. Skipper Eoin Morgan stated that quite clearly after losing the first ODI against India on Tuesday, and Ben Stokes re-iterated it on Thursday.

“We look at it from a series point of view, that we’d be bitterly disappointed to lose,” Stokes said. A 3-0 series win for Virat Kohli’s men will mean that India becomes the top-ranked ODI side, replacing England.

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