-Ben Stokes already belongs in the upper echelon of all-time greats and the England all-rounder gets the chance to further elevate his standing in the game if he can help his team to a second consecutive World Cup title in India this year.
Stokes originally announced his decision to retire from ODI cricket a little more than 12 months ago on the basis that it was unsustainable for him to play all three formats. Such a decision would normally only raise a flicker of interest, but such is the magnitude of Stokes' pull in cricket circles these days, that it adds that extra bit of intrigue to what already shapes as the most evenly matched World Cup to date.
If Stokes' efforts on home soil was the benchmark, then the 32-year-old may have even exceeded his own impressive effort when producing a Player of the Match performance against Pakistan in the final to help England go all the way and win a second T20 World Cup trophy in Australia last year.