Daemon
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Stupid. You don’t need to earn your spot through putting in the grind with hours, games, runs, overs or whatever. You just need to be the better player. Which he is.He wasn't coaxed out of retirement at all. He simply retired to avoid playing ODIs he saw as beneath him and then rocked up to the WC to steal a deserving player's spot. Cowardice.
That aside, Stokes retired from ODIs to manage his career, physical and mental health. It worked. He led England to success in Tests while not missing out on anything of note in ODIs. In fact his absence (and that of other first XI players from time to time) has allowed many players to have a go in the format too.