England all-rounder Ben Stokes announces retirement from ODI cricket

Star England allrounder and 2019 Word Cup final hero Ben Stokes made a surprise announcement to retire from ODI cricket saying playing three formats has become unsustainable for himThe 31yearold Stokes will play his last ODI against South Africa at his home ground in Durham on Tuesday Stokes ODI career will forever be remembered for his PlayeroftheMatch performance in the World Cup final against New Zealand at the Lords three years ago His unbeaten 84 helped to send the match into a Super Over as England claimed their first 50over World Cup title in the most thrilling of circumstances Stokes who is Englands Test captain has scored 2919 runs in 104 ODIs and taken 74 wickets I will play my last game for England in ODI cricket on Tuesday in Durham I have decided to retire from this format he said in an England and Wales Cricket Board ECB statementThis has been an incredibly tough decision to make I have loved every minute of playing with my mates for England We have had an incredible journey on the way As hard as a decision as this was to come to its not as hard dealing with the fact I cant give my teammates 10037 of myself in this format anymore The England shirt deserves nothing less from anyone who wears it he addedAfter making his ODI debut against Ireland in 2011 Stokes has emerged as one of Englands top allrounders slamming three centuries Stokes said he was no longer able to give 100 per cent and that playing three formats was unsustainable for him now Three formats are just unsustainable for me now Not only do I feel that my body is letting me down because of the schedule and what is expected of us but I also feel that I am taking the place of another player who can give Jos and the rest of the team their all Its time for someone else to progress as a cricketer and make incredible memories like I have over the past 11 yearsI will give everything I have to Test cricket and now with this decision I feel I can also give my total commitment to the T20 format He wished luck to current whiteball captain Jos Buttler and coach Matthew Mott I would like to wish Jos Buttler Matthew Mott the players and the support staff every success going forward We have made great strides in whiteball cricket over the past seven years and the future looks bright I have loved all 104 games I have played so far Ive got one more and it feels amazing to be playing my last game at my home ground in Durham As always the England fans have always been there for me and will continue to be there Youre the best fans in the world I hope we can win on Tuesday and set the series up nicely against South Africa Stokes saidStokes decision follows his recent appointment as Englands Test captain as Joe Roots successor Clare Connor interim ECB CEO said Ben Stokes is a superstar in every format of our game His remarkable contribution to the ICC Mens Cricket World Cup Final at Lords in 2019 enabled England Men to win that prestigious trophy for the first time Ben is not only one of the worlds best players but an inspirational figure too so our ODI team will miss him But having taken on the Test captaincy and with todays busy calendar of cricket we completely understand and respect his decision We look forward to watching him excite and enthral in an England shirt for many years to come Stokes captained the ODI side during last summers 30 series victory against PakistanThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever