NEW DELHI: England Check captain Ben Stokes acknowledged that there have been no discussions relating to his returning to the restricted overs squads, however he can be open to returning to the white-ball setup beneath new coach Brendon McCullum if requested.
Following Matthew Mott’s departure as limited-overs coach in July, McCullum was named head coach of all codecs after two years of getting totally different coaches for the white and red-ball groups.
When England tour India in January, the New Zealander can be in control of the limited-overs groups.
Stokes has performed seldom for England’s white-ball groups, however he has been an integral member of the Check workforce since McCullum assumed management in Might 2022.
He final participated in a Twenty20 worldwide match throughout the World Cup closing in November 2022. Previous to returning for the ODI World Cup final 12 months, he had retired from one-day internationals.
“I’ve performed plenty of white-ball cricket for England and I am very blissful and content material with what I’ve achieved in that type of the sport …,” Stokes informed Sky Sports activities on Tuesday as per Reuters.
“If I get the decision to come back and play, then clearly it is positively going to be a sure. However I am not going to be too disenchanted if I do not – it implies that I can simply sit again and watch everybody else exit and smack it.
“Me and Baz (McCullum) haven’t spoken about something like that in any way.”
Since rupturing his left hamstring throughout the Northern Superchargers’ recreation in The Hundred final month, Stokes has been out. The 33-year-old reported that his restoration was continuing easily and that he may have a scan on Wednesday.
“When it comes to bowling, there’s much more than simply my hamstring that I have to get again firing – you employ all the things,” he added. “I have to get that each one proper to ensure I do not do any extra harm to another components of my physique.”
