Champions Trophy 2025 England Squad: England has announced the team for Champions Trophy 2025. Along with this, the list of players for the India tour was also released. But the name of legendary player Ben Stokes is missing in this list. Stokes was neither selected for the Champions Trophy nor got a place in the team for the India tour. Stokes has played the role of all-rounder on many occasions. But he is currently out of the team. Important information has been received on the reason for Stokes being out.
Actually, Ben Stokes is currently out of the team due to injury. He was injured during the third match of the Test series against New Zealand. Stokes has not been able to return to the field since then. It will take more time for him to recover. The England Cricket Board has not given Stokes a place in the team for the India tour for this reason. Along with this, he has also been kept out of the Champions Trophy. ICC has shared information regarding this on its website.
When did Stokes play the last ODI for England?
Ben Stokes has been out of the England ODI team for a long time. He played his last ODI in November 2023. Whereas the last T20 International match was played in November 2022. But he has definitely been a part of the Test team. Stokes was part of the team against New Zealand in the Test that started on 14 December this year. However, he also got injured in this match.
Stokes’s performance so far has been like this –
Stokes has played 114 ODI matches for England. He has scored 3463 runs during this period. Stokes has scored 5 centuries and 24 half-centuries. His best ODI score is 182 runs. He has shown excellence in bowling also. Stokes has also taken 74 wickets. Taking 5 wickets for 61 runs in a match has been his best performance.
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