England Test Team Captain Ben Stokes (Ben Stokes) A recent one-day cricket (ODI Cricket) Retired from 31-year-old Ben Stokes shocked everyone with his decision. Ben Stokes, who played his last match against South Africa, was given a special farewell by the team in the dressing room. Meanwhile, former England captain Joe Root (Joe Root) He also gave an emotional speech.
England Cricket (England Cricket) The team posted a video of Joe Root’s speech. The video of Joe Root’s speech was posted by Cricket England in his social media in which he said, ‘You (Ben Stokes) There will be many thoughts in the mind. As a friend I also have a lot on my mind. Along with consistently performing well in his career, there were many good things off the field as well.’
Joe Root told Ben Stokes in his speech, “Being part of the team in a leadership role, you have made a big difference in the team. The way the world is playing white ball cricket, the way the game has changed now, you have played a big role in that.
“Kids now want to bat, bowl and field because of the way you have gone about it and done it in an England shirt.”@root66 with some lovely words after @benstokes38 played his final ODI pic.twitter.com/mcGrmPyN18
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 22, 2022
Joe Root said, ‘What Ben Stokes has done for the country through cricket has brought new people to cricket. Today, because of you, many children want to come into the world of cricket, want to become cricketers.’
Let us tell you that when Ben Stokes (Ben Stokes) While announcing his retirement, he said that playing all three formats is not easy these days. Because cricket is growing a lot. This decision of Ben Stokes was praised by the cricket world and called it a bold step. Ben Stokes has played 105 ODIs for England. In which he has scored 3110 runs and taken 34 wickets. Ben Stokes was part of the team that won the 2019 World Cup.
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