July 4 (Reuters) - Sam ⁠Curran said that he would welcome ⁠the chance to fill the gap left ‌by Ben Stokes as England search for seam-bowling all-rounder options following the test captain's retirement.

When asked whether he ​would welcome the opportunity, Curran ⁠told BBC Sport on ⁠Friday, "Yeah, of course.

"But it's one of those things ⁠where ‌I just want to try to perform my best and whenever the ⁠time comes they decide whoever is going ​to replace ‌Stokesy - playing for England is amazing and ⁠I'm ​a competitive guy.

"When I've got a ball or bat in my hand I just try to ⁠do my best, so we'll ​see what happens."

Curran has not played test cricket since England's home series against India in August ⁠2021, and has since featured exclusively in white-ball formats.

The 28-year-old is part of England's ongoing five-match Twenty20 series against India and has ​also been named in the ⁠squad for the three-match one-day international series later ​this month.

England face India ‌in the second T20I at ​Old Trafford on Saturday.

(Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)