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England's one of the most explosive all-rounders of the modern era, Ben Stokes has become the biggest all-rounder. In 2011, he debuted against Ireland, and after it, he became the biggest player in England. If we see the cricket news, whenever he is in the field there is not any dull moment, and does everything passionately, whether it is batting or bowling. Stokes is great with the bat and is equally good with the bowl. He has always provided the breakthrough to England in live international cricket matches when their team was in need.
He bowls at a moderate speed, and the batter goes to hit the ball for maximum and loses their wickets.He was born and brought up in New Zealand as he is the son of rugby league player Gerald Stokes. At the age of 18, he got a contract in County to play for Durham and debuted against Surrey in 2009. He was also a part of the 2010 U19 World Cup and got registered when he made a century against India.
He was performing consistently and was rewarded when he got the national call for the home series against Ireland and India. However, he struggled against India and dropped from the team after it. England required an all-rounder after the retirement of Flintoff. His all-round performance in the first class became the reason for the national call.He was part of the England test team against India and debuted in the second Test match. Stokes hit a century in the third Test match and also showed his skill with the ball. He took 6 wickets in the first inning of the fifth Test match. However, England lost the series by 5-0, but Stokes made an impact and took 15 wickets and scored 279 runs. It established him along with the
international cricketers.
The 2016 World was the biggest nightmare for him as he was bowling in the final over against West Indiesand Carlos Brathwaite smashed back-to-back four sixes at Eden Gardens. Brathwaite snatched the match from England's mouth. If we see cricket news, he is the go-to player for England in all the formats with bat and ball, as he has played many match-winning knocks in the crucial stage of the match. The 2019 World Cup final will be known for his amazing knock.
When England was falling behind, he held on to the one side and played an unbeaten knock that led England to a tie. After it, England won the World Cup on the boundary count. Later on, his match-winning knock against Australia in Ashes became the cricket update. He played an unbeaten inning of 135 and made a winning partnership of 76 runs with Jack Leach. The interesting factor is that Leach has contributed only 1 run to the partnership. In 2022, Joe Root stepped down from the captaincy, and Stokes became the new Test captain.
Brendon McCullum became the coach of England, and the partnership between McCullum and Stokes gave a new highest to the England team. They implemented the baseball approach, and it became the new way of playing. In 2022, he retired from ODI, and it was shocking news for fans as there is a lot of cricket left in him. In the T20 2022 World Cup final.England was playing against Pakistan, and he was the player of the match in the final.
If we see the cricket news, every player has admired him for his contribution to domestic cricketand international cricket matches. The Indian Premier Leagueis the biggest tournament in the world and he joined it very late. In 2017, RPS added him into their squad for a big amount, and he became the specialist death bowler for CSK. Apart from his bowling, he has won a few matches single-handedly and also has a century. He scored 300 runs and took 17 wickets in 2017.He has played 91 Test matches, scored 5712 runs, and taken 194 wickets. In 105 ODI matches, he has scored 2924 runs and taken 74 wickets. He also has played 43 T20I and 45 IPL matches, scoring 585 and 935 runs respectively, and taking 26 and 28 wickets, respectively.
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