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England all-rounder Ben Stokes on Monday announced that he will be retiring from ODI cricket and will be playing his last 50-over format game on Tuesday against South Africa in Durham. Stokes announcement comes as a surprise. The all-rounder made the announcement on his Twitter account, posting a lengthy statement.
As the multi-format series against England ended on Sunday with Team India being crowned as the white-ball champions, the Men in Blue are all set to face West Indies in a three-match ODI and a five-match T20I series. Despite having a good outing in England, fans have been majorly disappointed by India's star batter Virat Kohli, who once again failed to showcase his brilliant form. Kohli will not be a part of the upcoming series against West Indies and the fans have expressed that the former skipper should use this time and work on his form by practising at his childhood academy.
India have consolidated their third spot in the latest ICC ODI Team Rankings after the away series victory over England. Rishabh Pant's maiden ODI century and Hardik Pandya's all-round heroics fired India to an emphatic five-wicket win over England in the third ODI, helping the visitors seal the series 2-1. With a rating of 109 points, India are three rating points clear of Pakistan (106) in the list. New Zealand continue to reign supreme at the top of the table with 128 rating points, while England are second with 121.
Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya were the standout performers as India defeated England by five wickets in the third and final ODI to win the three-match series 2-1. India were reeling at 72/4 at one stage but then Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant got together at the crease to put on 133 runs for the fifth wicket. Hardik was dismissed after scoring 71, but Pant carried on till the end, scoring 125 not out, taking the visitors over the line with 47 balls to spare.
Following his side's five-wicket win over England in the final ODI, skipper Rohit Sharma became the third captain to win an ODI series in England. Rishabh Pant's unbeaten 125* and his 133-run partnership with star all-rounder Hardik Pandya helped India chase down 260 in the final ODI of the three-match series at Manchester and win the series 2-1. England were bundled out for 259 thanks to some brilliant spells from the likes of Hardik Pandya (4/24) and Yuzvendra Chahal (3/60).
Rishabh Pant was named 'Player of the Match' for his brilliant unbeaten century that helped India beat England by five wickets in the third ODI at Old Trafford in Manchester and seal the series 2-1. Coming in to bat with India in trouble at 21/2, Pant hit 125* to help India chase down the 260-run target with just under eight overs to spare. As the team celebrated after the post-match presentation ceremony, the 24-year-old was seen running to former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri with the champagne bottle he was given as his 'Player of the Match' award.
After bending his back without discomfort, premier all-rounder Hardik Pandya on Sunday said "my body is fine", just the kind of assertion the Indian team management needed in the year of the T20 World Cup. Hardik, who had been dogged by recurrent back problems, took a career-best 4/24 and then played a 71-run knock to help India defeat England in the series-deciding third ODI. He used the short ball to good effect, picking up three wickets with that.
Following his match-winning knock against England in the final ODI, India's Rishabh Pant has become the first Asian wicketkeeper-batter to register a century in both Tests and ODI on English soil. Rishabh Pant's unbeaten 125* and his 133-run partnership with Hardik Pandya helped India chase down 260 in the final ODI of the three-match series at Manchester and win the series 2-1. England were bundled out for 259 thanks to brilliant spells from Hardik Pandya (4/24) and Yuzvendra Chahal (3/60). Jos Buttler (60), Jason Roy (41) and Moeen Ali (34) played some crucial knocks for the hosts.