England's star all-rounder Ben Stokes has retired from international cricket. Expressing his views on the retirement, he said that it was a decision which was not made in a hurry.

"I would just say that at the end of the day, there might be a few questions. I'm sure a few people have. I'm sure you do, and some other people do. But I hope that it can just be respected that, at the end of the day, the most important person in making decisions is myself. And I, didn't take the decision lightly or rush into it. I had many people whom I trust to talk to these things, quite personal things about. And, I tried throughout this whole week to see if I could get myself through and see myself going beyond this week, but it wasn't meant to be. So, look, I'm very happy with everything that I've managed to do over my career. And, sadly, it's no longer going to be something I get to do," he said after the third Test match against New Zealand.