World Cup lure too difficult for Ben Stokes to resist
(MNP) -Ben Stokes already belongs in the upper echelon of all-time greats and the England all-rounder gets the chance to further elevate his standing in the game if he can help his team to a second consecutive World Cup title in India this year.
Only the best players in the world win multiple ICC Men’s Cricket World Cups.
Think Adam Gilchrist, Glenn McGrath and Ricky Ponting from those dominant Australian sides around the turn of the century, or cast your mind back even further to the all-conquering West Indies teams of the 1970s that included Clive Lloyd, Gordon Greenidge and Viv Richards.
Ben Stokes already belongs in that upper echelon of all-time greats, but the star England all-rounder gets the chance to elevate his standing even further if he can somehow lift his team to a second consecutive World Cup title in India this year.
It was revealed on Wednesday that Stokes would reverse his decision to retire from one-day cricket, put his much-needed knee surgery on ice so to speak and would return to the fold in time for this year’s 50-over World Cup.
Stokes originally announced his decision to retire from ODI cricket a little more than 12 months ago on the basis that it was unsustainable for him to play all three formats.
