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Ben Stokes is a kind of an all rounder, who is capable of building the game and to direct it in his own way to bring the favorable outcome.

By Dilpreet Singh Mand Mand | Apr 13, 2023 | 3 Min Read

Ben Stokes is a professional cricketer, who represents England Internationally. Ben was born on 4 June, 1991 in Christchurch, New zealand. He serves in England’s team as an all rounder, as he is a left handed batsman who comes in the middle of the order and bowls right arm fast. Stokes in domestic cricket plays for Durham. He has been a part of several T20 Leagues around the world including Indian Premier League. He originally belongs to New Zealand, as he was born there, but got shifted to England when he was just a child. He was part of the England’s team that won the 2019 World Cup, he was awarded as man of the match in the finals for his never forgetting innings. In the year 2019 and 2020, he was named as Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World.

Stokes, getting back to Durham for County Cricket in 2022, played some formidable cricket. He broke the record of Paul Collingwood of hitting the fastest century in domestic cricket. In 2015, on 2 January he got the chance to play in Big Bash League for Melbourne Renegades. It was in 2009 when Stokes played his one day debut match for Durham at the Oval. Later he played a couple of Test matches against Bangladesh and managed to take some wickets and score a half century. In the 2010 Under 19 World Cup, Stokes in a match against India scored a century. During the 2014 County Championship, Stokes played a very crucial role in making Durham win the tournament. He was also awarded as man of the match in the finals.

In 2015, in a series against Pakistan, Stokes’ performance in the first Test was outstanding,as he grabbed 4 wickets and made57 runs. However, he didn’t play well in the rest of the matches and also suffered a shoulder injury. His return after the injury was in 2016 in England’s tour of South Africa. It was in August 2011, when Stokes got the chance to play his debut One Day International match for England. Stokes got the chance to play his first Ashes series in 2013-14. Stokes performed considerably in his first Ashes series as he took wickets of important batsmen and also contributed in the batting department as well. Stokes retired from the ODI format of the game in 2022.

Stokes had to face some serious time when he was booked for having a fight outside the nightclub during the series against West Indies, at Bristol. That incident resulted in destroying his career for almost 2 years. Stokes in the 2019 World Cup was named as man of the tournament. In the opening match of the World Cup against South Africa, he scored 89 runs and took 2 wickets and was awarded as man of the match. Other than this, he also took a catch which is considered as one of the best catches ever. In the finals also, Stokes was awarded as man of the match for his outstanding performance. Stokes has played for several IPL teams and currently he is signed by Chennai Super Kings. Stokes has marked his presence in England and International cricket as one of the most formidable players of the game.