England star all-rounder and Test captain Ben Stokes said he will not be playing in the upcoming ICC Men’s World Cup, The 32-year-old said “I’m retired,” and “I’m going on holiday after this game and that’s as far as I’m thinking.” he has no intention of reversing his retirement from ODI cricket, Stokes said he wants to go for his surgery for his ongoing knee injury “It’s something I obviously want to get sorted,”.
Stokes Said:
“The times in which I’ve seen specialists and stuff like that there has been cricket around. So, as it’s been manageable, we’ve just cracked on, But I think that is a good time to have some serious conversations with medics about what is potentially something I could do to get a role in which I can bowl without having to worry about my knee. Those are conversations we will be able to have in that time off.”
“I’m going on holiday after this game,” he said. “That’s as far as I’m thinking.”
“I’m retired.” He convinced Moeen to play this series under similar circumstances, but joked: “I can’t ring myself.”
“How this series has gone and how close we were, it does make you think when we go to Australia, do we have a better chance than the last few times we’ve been there,”.
“Hopefully, it’d be nice to go out to Australia in 2025 and have a good chance of winning.” Stokes Stated.