'I don't have any more fight left in me': Ben Stokes reveals reason behind shock retirement
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/132060909.cms" style="margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 5px;" />England captain Ben Stokes has revealed the profound emotional toll of the Ashes defeat as the primary reason for his international retirement.
He confessed to his wife that he felt "no more fight" left to overcome the disappointment.
Stokes cited overwhelming emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion, accumulated over years of demanding cricket, as the driving force behind his decision to step away from the game he loves.
Ben Stokes Quits International Cricket
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