Retirement the best thing for me - Stokes
Ben Stokes describes the reasons for his international retirement as he says he became 'burned out' in the build-up to the summer.
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"It might sound quite selfish but this decision is genuinely the best thing for me right now."
— Ben Stokes , Athlete
"Being back at Durham, when I wasn't playing in the second Test, I found a new lease of life for the game."
— Ben Stokes , Athlete
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Ben Stokes describes the reasons for his international retirement as he says he became 'burned out' in the build-up to the summer.
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