POBNEWS24, Dhaka, Nov 14, 2022 : He was very angry. He used to get into fights with his teammates and opponents! Performance is shaky too. In the 2016 World Cup final, he became a villain after four sixes in the hands of Carlos Braffett in one over! It is the same off the field. Once he got into a fight in a bar and got banned.
The next story is like a fairy tale hero. England won the ODI World Cup in 2019. And today, England won the T20 World Cup with his bat.
“I don’t deserve it,” Sam Curren, the final and player of the tournament, said while accepting the award. Ben Stokes should have got it. He has scored a half century. How many times has he won us such matches before. ‘England captain Jos Buttler said, ‘Ben is a big match cricketer. He has experience behind these amazing innings. ‘ In fact, the title-deciding match means the burning of Ben Stokes.
Today, England was under a lot of pressure while chasing Pakistan’s modest score of 137 runs. When England lost Jos Buttler and Alex Hales, Stokes took the responsibility. He played a cool innings of 52 runs unbeaten off 49 balls. As if calculating, he was moving towards the goal. Stokes once again proved that T-20 is not about playing in a hurry, but playing with intelligence.
Stokes also played a major role in England’s ODI World Cup win in 2019. He played a match-saving innings of 84 runs in the final against New Zealand. Not just playing a major role in winning two white-ball World Cups, Stokes’ bat brought England the Ashes. Cricket lovers of England cannot forget the innings of 135 runs against Australia in 2019. Australia’s Shane Watson lamented watching Stokes play, saying, ‘It would have been great if he had been in our team. ‘
After winning the World Cup on Sunday, Stokes said, ‘If you want to chase runs on a stage like the final, you have to forget all the old things. Credit must go to the bowlers for restricting Pakistan to 130 runs. The loss against Ireland was a shock at the start, but that could not be borne in mind. The best teams always come back with punches. Prepare for the next exam. It was a great evening. ‘
Note that Stokes took 1 wicket with the ball before the superhuman batting.
The question on everyone’s mind, where does Stokes get this mental strength in big matches? Stokes’ comeback story has been a major influence behind his repeated fire in the England jersey. The incident that changed Stokes’ life. In 2017, the English all-rounder was caught by the police after assaulting a nightclub. There was a storm of condemnation in the press. Dark times engulfed Stokes. There were demands to ban him. Stokes’ family was devastated after his ban.
A documentary has been made about the England Test captain. The name is ‘Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes’. It means ‘firebird rising from the ashes’. It was really all over for Stokes. Retired from cricket indefinitely! Stuart Broad was scared, ‘I thought I might never see him on the cricket field again. ‘ He returned from there and wore the crown of England cricket. In 2018, the English court declared Stokes innocent. Stokes became aggressive in protesting the attack on a gay couple.
At the time, Stokes’ mother Deb Stokes said, ‘Ben got this character from his father. If such an incident happened in front of his eyes, his father would never turn his face away. ‘Stokes was mentally broken after losing that father. Again went on hiatus from cricket. Still have to take medicine every day to maintain mental stability. Doctor’s advice should be taken. This is how Stokes has turned again and again. He has repeatedly returned to the cricket field. He has become the hero of English cricket. Truly a firebird rising from the ashes.
