England’s Ben Stokes requests a evaluate after suspecting New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell has edged a ball by to the keeper on the second day of their third at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, June 26, 2026. — AFPEngland captain to retire after ongoing Trent Bridge Check.Stokes has captained England Check facet since April 2022.ECB calls Stokes one among England’s all-time biggest captains.
Ben Stokes has introduced his retirement as England Check captain and from worldwide cricket, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) mentioned in an announcement issued on Sunday.
“One of England’s all-time greatest captains, Ben Stokes, has decided to retire from international cricket at the end of this Test match,” the ECB mentioned.
Stokes will finish his England profession following the conclusion of the continuing third Check towards New Zealand at Trent Bridge, it added.
The announcement brings to an in depth a global profession which started with the white ball groups in 2011, earlier than making his Check debut in December 2013 at Adelaide through the Ashes.
Stokes has captained the England Check facet since April 2022.
“Stokes, an inspirational leader, has been at the heart of many of England’s most dramatic moments during his time in the team,” the ECB mentioned.
His unbeaten 84 within the 2019 ICC World Cup ultimate helped take the match towards New Zealand to a Tremendous Over during which England triumphed, it added.
Weeks later, his unbeaten 135 at Headingley dragged England from obvious defeat to victory within the Third Ashes Check in one of many group’s biggest wins.
The 258-run knock in Cape City in 2016 was Stokes’ highest Check rating.
“Ben Stokes leaves the international game as one of England’s greatest ever cricketers and one of the defining figures of his generation,” mentioned ECB chairman Richard Thompson.
“His performances under pressure, his relentless competitiveness and his ability to produce the extraordinary when it matters most have given me and millions of other fans memories that will endure forever.
“Whether or not inspiring victory within the greatest moments — not least driving England to World Cup wins in 2019 and 2022 and his heroic Ashes innings at Headingley — or main the Check group with braveness and conviction, Ben has been a talismanic determine in English cricket.”
