Stokes reveals his premeditated intention to participate in Planet Cup

England all-rounder Ben Stokes has revealed that he had planned to reverse his choice to retire from 1-day cricket in the course of the Ashes series. Stokes, who retired from ODIs final year due to his heavy workload, stated that he had ruled out a comeback to divert media interest away from his prospective return. In spite of previously citing a knee injury as the cause for not returning to the ODI squad, Stokes created a beautiful comeback in the third ODI against New Zealand, scoring 182 off 124 balls. He clarified that his prior comments about his knee had been just a tactic to preserve the media guessing. England have agreed to incorporate Stokes as a specialist batter, preferably at quantity 4, which has permitted him to bat with far more freedom. He expressed his relief at ultimately getting clarity about his function, following months of uncertainty due to his bowling skills. England presently lead the 4-match series against New Zealand two-1 and will face them in the final ODI at Lord’s on Friday.

&#13