"I don't think I'll be playing when I'm 41, particularly for England," said Chris Woakes ahead of the second Test match against Team India at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. Currently, the 36-year-old is the most experienced pacer in England's team
Chris Woakes. Pic/AFP
Ahead of the second Test match against Team India, England's star pacer Chris Woakes opened up on his retirement plans and stated that he is not looking to keep playing like former pacer James Anderson.
"I don't think I'll be playing when I'm 41, James, particularly for England. I've tried to get the most out of my career. I'm still in that position where I feel like I'm trying to get better, trying to improve every time I go out there. Pass on that knowledge, as I said. People like to talk about age a lot," Woakes said in a press conference.
Currently, the 36-year-old is the most experienced pacer in England's team.
He has not set a time period for his career and feels that age is just a number. He also said that as long as he feels he can contribute, he will continue to play.
"But at the same time, it's just a number. As long as I'm contributing to the team and feel like I'm performing well, then I'll carry on. If one day that sort of time comes where you get a tap on the shoulder, then so be it," said the pacer.
Further, Woakes said that currently he is enjoying playing for the 'Three Lions' and will carry on as long as possible.
"But at the moment I'm enjoying it. I love being around the group. I love enjoying playing cricket for England still, and I'll carry on for as long as I possibly can," said the Birmingham-born pacer.
He has been handed the responsibility of spearheading England's attack in the ongoing five-match Test series against India. In the first Test, the speedster managed just a solitary scalp of Karun Nair in the second innings. Even though it wasn't the ideal beginning for Chris Woakes, he will look to scythe more wickets in front of his home crowd.
England playing XI for the second Test against India: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir.
(With ANI Inputs)
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