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Rob Key, who is the managing director of England Cricket Board, has reckoned that star all-rounder Ben Stokes might be interested in becoming England's new white-ball skipper. Jos Buttler, who took over the reins from Eoin Morgan after the 2019 ODI World Cup in 2022, resigned from the position last month, before the start of the new season and the board is looking for a new captain.

Earlier it was reported, that Ben Stokes, who did play a huge role in helping England win the 2019 ODI World Cup and the 2022 T20 World Cup is in contention to become England's new white-ball skipper and Key has confirmed the same.

Key, who had represented England in 15 Tests, 5 ODIs, and one T20I in his seven-year career, admitted that it would be stupid not to consider him for this position. He also said that he did inform Stokes of this possibility and the star all-rounder didn't turn it down.

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“I haven’t spoken to him (Stokes) about it (white-ball captaincy), to be honest. I (just) sort of said to him the other day, (after) when I did the round table (interview) with the written journalists, and said (to Stokes), ‘Oh, by the way, I have just said you are in consideration for the white-ball gig,’" Key was quoted as saying on BBC Radio 5 Live.

“And he sort of then puts the thumbs-up emoji and stuff like that, as if to say, ‘’ OK’—not that I have offered him that, but they are the sort of conversations that we have" he added.

But, Key also emphasized that there are other players as well, who would be considered for the white-ball captaincy and that also includes Harry Brook. Brook was England's white-ball skipper during the series against Australia last year and was also the vice-captain in the recently concluded mega-event.

“I am going to think pretty hard, along with a few other people, over the next few weeks and try and work out what we think the best thing is. I do think it’s interesting with Stokes and whether 50-over cricket is for him, but then he is out in Abu Dhabi at the moment, getting himself back fit, and there is a risk with doing that. So there are a few things to try and decide, but I also don’t think it’s one to rush, really," he concluded.