England star all-rounder and Test captain Ben Stokes have been selected for the upcoming World Cup 2023 as the England & Wales Cricket Board has announced his name in the squad for the World Cup.
Earlier Stoke said he is taking retirement and has no intention of playing in the World Cup, Stokes said he wants to go for his surgery for his ongoing knee injury “I’m retired,” and “I’m going on holiday after this game and that’s as far as I’m thinking.” “It’s something I obviously want to get sorted,”.
Stokes wrote on his official Social Media X (Formerly known as Twitter) after ECB announced the Squad:
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— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) August 16, 2023
England squad:
Jos Buttler ( captain), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.
England’s World Cup Schedule:
Thursday, October 5: England v New Zealand in Ahmedabad, 2 pm
Tuesday, October 10: England v Bangladesh in Dharamsala, 10:30 am
Sunday, October 15: England v Afghanistan in Delhi, 2 pm
Saturday, October 21: England v South Africa in Mumbai, 2 pm
Thursday, October 26: England v Sri Lanka in Bengaluru, 2 pm
Sunday, October 29: India v England in Lucknow, 2 pm
Saturday, November 4: England v Australia in Ahmedabad, 2 pm
Wednesday, November 8: England v Netherlands in Pune, 2 pm
Saturday, November 11: England v Pakistan in Kolkata, 2 pm