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England's star all-rounder Ben Stokes recently decided to make a sensational decision as he reversed his retirement from ODI cricket and made himself available for the upcoming ODI World Cup in India.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) named a provisional 15-member squad of the defending champions in which they included Stokes who returns to the side after a year.

The 32-year-old Stokes, who played a massive role in England's maiden World Cup triumph, isn't the first or the last cricketer to withdraw his retirement to play again for his country.


Here's a look at the few popular cricketers to have reversed their retirement decision to play again for their country.

 

Ben Stokes

The current and one of the most famous withdrawal of retirement has been done by England's Test captain Ben Stokes as he makes his way back to England's ODI side. Stokes made a shocking announcement when he decided to retire from the particular format last year citing the workload he was experiencing while playing all three formats.

However, he reversed his decision and made himself available for the upcoming mega event in India with England set to defend their World Cup title.

Stokes was the hero for helping his team win the World Cup in 2019 at home as he remained unbeaten on 84 to keep his team in the game which they went on to win by defeating New Zealand in the final.

 

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Tamim Iqbal

It was just a month ago when Bangladesh's opening batter surprisingly announced retirement from all forms of the game ahead of the Asia Cup and ODI World Cup. However, just a day after meeting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina he decided to reverse his decision and made himself available for selection once again.

 

Shahid Afridi

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi retired from international cricket five times throughout his career. He decided to quit Test cricket in 2006 but decided to withdraw his decision within just two weeks before he finally called time on his Test career in 2010.

In May 2011, Afridi decided to retire from all forms of the game but reversed it once again after a few months and even went on to play the 2015 ODI World Cup after which he quit the format. He retired from the T20Is as well in 2017.

 

Moeen Ali

England all-rounder Moeen Ali announced his retirement from Test cricket in September 2021 after the conclusion of the home series against India. However, he returned to the longest format ahead of the Ashes series in 2023 and helped his team draw the series against Australia. He played in four of the five Ashes Tests before announcing his retirement once again.

 

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Dwayne Bravo

West Indies all-rounder announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in October 2018 but decided to withdraw his decision a year later in December 2019. With Kieron Pollard's appointment as the new captain, Bravo once again made himself available for the selection. He went on to play 2021 T20 World Cup after which he finally retired.