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England's World Cup defense gets a big boost from Ben Stokes' ODI return

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  Inspirational Test captain's decision to reverse ODI retirement will boost England's batting power in India England's World Cup defense gets a big boost from Ben Stokes' ODI return For English cricket fans, the 2019 ODI World Cup will probably be their most memorable moment in the game. It was the first time since the country's debut in 1975 that England had won a tournament. At the center of that great campaign was the inspirational Ben Stokes. The all-rounder led England to a thrilling victory over New Zealand at Lord's, won the Player of the Match award in the final, and established himself as one of the greats of the game. Stokes decided to retire from ODIs at the age of 50 and return to management Four years later, England, who are also the T20 World Cup holders, could not have asked for a bigger boost as they prepare to defend their ODI title in India. With less than two months to go before the start of the prestigious competition, Stokes, who led the Te...

Why did Hardik Pandya stop Tilak Varma from scoring his half-century against West Indies?

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 When Hardik Pandya won the match for India by hitting a six, he was not the favorite of the whole country, but Tilak Varma stood firm at the other end by scoring 49 runs. "You have to hang in there and finish the game. Not out makes all the difference." Hardik Pandya's words to Tilak Verma were caught on the stump mic as India cruised towards victory against the West Indies. Tilak, who was already proving to be the kind of 2023 for India, with scores of 39 and 51 in the previous games, was batting on 44 with India needing 12 off 23 to wrap up proceedings. Was. was best suited for. He had already hit 4 fours and a six, and looking at the way he was batting, it seemed that Tilak was following his captain's instructions to end the match with a second maximum. But in an instant, the situation changed. When Alzarri Joseph accelerated Tilak with his pace and didn't let the batsman get under the ball, Hardik left no stone unturned and hit a massive six-over long-off to ...