Ben Stokes Can Come Out Of His ODI Retirement To Play 2023 ODI World Cup; Matthew Mott Says ‘The Door Is All the time Open’

Ben Stokes, the England Take a look at captain retired from the ODIs final yr to handle his workload.

England staff’s white-ball coach Matthew Mott has made it clear that the “door is open” for all-rounder Ben Stokes to return out of his ODI retirement to play within the 50-over World Cup 2023, scheduled to be held in India later this yr.

Matthew Mott: The Door Is All the time Open For A High quality Participant Of Ben Stokes’ Caliber To Return In ODIs After Taking Retirement To Focus On T20Is, Exams

Ben Stokes cited an ‘unsustainable schedule’ and a sporting physique for retiring from 50-over worldwide cricket in July 2022. The celebrated all-rounder performed his final one-day worldwide in opposition to South Africa final yr and struggled earlier than perishing for 5 off 11 deliveries, dismissed by Aiden Markram.

“The door is at all times open for a participant of that high quality however we’re additionally very conscious that his major focus is red-ball cricket because the captain,” Matthew Mott mentioned, chatting with reporters about England’s three-match ODI sequence in opposition to South Africa, ranging from Friday.

“We respect that and when he’s prepared to talk, we’ll try this.”

Ben Stokes was man of the match within the 2019 World Cup last when England beat New Zealand within the last. The 31-year-old performed a pivotal position in England’s victory in opposition to Pakistan within the 2022 T20 World Cup last. He struck an unbeaten 52 to rescue a wobbling England in pursuit of 138 as Jos Buttler and co. lifted the title.

When requested about whether or not England would give Ben Stokes a deadline to make his resolution, Matthew Mott mentioned: “I’ve had some good discussions with Jos [Buttler, captain] and Rob Key (director of England males’s cricket) on this.”

“What we’ve labored out, as you will note on this tour, is that gamers are enjoying lots of franchise cricket, coming out and in at totally different instances, so we have to hold a extremely versatile, open thoughts to gamers and after we sit down to select that 15 for the World Cup, we wish to choose one of the best gamers attainable.”

Matthew Mott was named the England cricket staff’s white-ball coach in Might 2022. He led the lads’s T20 England cricket staff to win over Pakistan within the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia in November 2022.  Ben Stokes scored 2924 runs in 105 ODIs and took 74 wickets.

Ben Stokes Had Hinted Of A Comeback In November 2022

In November final yr, Ben Stokes has hinted of a comeback.

“Who is aware of? In the intervening time, being out right here, my focus is solely on this sequence. Going to a World Cup is an incredible factor to do, to symbolize your nation. However for the time being I’m not even occupied with that.”

The defending champions would possibly significantly miss the star all-rounder of their 2023 World Cup defence, given his repute as a big-match participant. The all-rounder performed an integral position in England’s 2019 World Cup marketing campaign on residence soil, hitting an unbeaten 84 within the last in opposition to New Zealand at Lord’s to script an exciting win for his facet.