T20 World Cup 2024: England star Ben Stokes pulls out saying it's his sacrifice

Englands star player Ben Stokes has pulled out of the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 citing sacrifice will help him become the allrounder he wants to become in the futureEnglands test captain Stokes informed the England Cricket Board about his decision to not feature in the global showpiece just two months before the T20 World Cup 2024Also Read IN PHOTOS OTD Team India ended the 28yearlong waitEnglands star player Ben Stokes has pulled out of the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 citing sacrifice will help him become the allrounder he wants to become in the futureIm working hard and focusing on building my bowling fitness back up to fulfil a full role as an allrounder in all formats of cricketOpting out of the IPL and the World Cup will hopefully be a sacrifice that allows me to be the allrounder I want to be for the foreseeable future Stokes said in a statement issued by the ECBAlso Read IPL 2024 Extreme talent Shane Bond labels Riyan Parag after matchwinning knock vs MIStokesled England faced a defeat against India by 41 in a test series The test captain also mentioned that during the India series he realised he isnt quite up for it when it comes to bowlingThe recent Test tour of India highlighted how far behind I was from a bowling point of view after my knee surgery and nine months without bowlingIm looking forward to playing for Durham in the County Championship before the start of our Test summer I wish Jos Buttler Motty Matthew Mott and all the team the best of luck in defending our titleEngland will be defending the title in the Caribbean having triumphed in the last edition of the tournament in Australia in 2022 with Stokes hitting the winning run in the final for a fivewicket victory over Pakistan at the MCG However he has only played two T20 matches since both at last years IPLHaving previously retired from ODI cricket in 2022 Stokes reversed his decision in order to play in the 50over World Cup last year in India following which he underwent a knee surgery that did not allow him to bowl in the Test series against IndiaHe was only able to bowl five overs during the five matches in IndiaIm working hard and focusing on building my bowling fitness back up to fulfil a full role as an allrounder in all formats of cricketOpting out of the IPL and the World Cup will hopefully be a sacrifice that allows me to be the allrounder I want to be for the foreseeable future Stokes said in a statement issued by the ECBStokesled England faced a defeat against India by 41 in a test series The test captain also mentioned that during the series he realised he isnt quite up for it when it comes to bowlingThe recent Test tour of India highlighted how far behind I was from a bowling point of view after my knee surgery and nine months without bowlingIm looking forward to playing for Durham in the County Championship before the start of our Test summer I wish Jos Buttler Motty Matthew Mott and all the team the best of luck in defending our titleEngland will be defending the title in the Caribbean having triumphed in the last edition of the tournament in Australia in 2022 with Stokes hitting the winning run in the final for a fivewicket victory over Pakistan at the MCG However he has only played two T20 matches since both at last years IPLHaving previously retired from ODI cricket in 2022 Stokes reversed his decision in order to play in the 50over World Cup last year in India following which he underwent a knee surgery that did not allow him to bowl in the Test series against India He was only able to bowl five overs during the five matches in IndiaWith PTI Inputs