Tag: Ben Stokes
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes to retire from ODIs after Tuesday’s match against SA
Stokes made his ODI debut against Ireland in 2011 and has scored 2919 runs in 104 ODIs, including three centuries, and picked 74 wickets. He captained the ODI side during last summer's 3-0 series victory against Pakistan when first-choice members were unavailable due to Covid-19 outbreak.
July 18, 2022 -
ENG v IND, 5th Test: Bumrah’s all-round efforts make it India’s day at Edgbaston
After Ravindra Jadeja brought up his first overseas Test century, Bumrah had a whirlwind time with the bat, smashing an unbeaten 31 off 16 balls, a majority of which came from a record 35-run over off Stuart Broad.
July 3, 2022 -
ENG v IND, 5th Test: England win toss, elect to bowl first against Bumrah-led India
After winning the toss, Stokes reconfirmed that veteran pacer James Anderson comes in for Craig Overton from their win over New Zealand at Headingley apart from Sam Billings retaining his place as wicketkeeper Ben Foakes hasn't recovered from Covid-19.
July 1, 2022 -
McCullum ‘makes us feel 10 feet tall’, England captain Ben Stokes praises new coach
Giving an insight into his new coach's coaching style and philosophy ahead of the first Test against New Zealand at the Lord's later on Thursday, said McCullum has explained to them the way he coaches.
June 2, 2022 -
Joe Root returns to bat at No 4 for England in Tests, confirms Ben Stokes
Stokes plans to bat himself at six and is hoping that prospective players that harbour aspirations of batting in England's recently frail top and middle-order will give him plenty to ponder by scoring a bulk of runs at the county level ahead of the first Test of the summer against the Kiwis at Lord's on June 2.
May 8, 2022 -
Ben Stokes slams 17 sixes to break County record for most maximums
Stokes' 16 maximums set a Championship record, surpassing those of Australia's Andrew Symonds (1995) and England's Graham Napier (2011) for Gloucestershire and Essex, respectively.
May 7, 2022 -
Stokes keen to get Anderson, Broad in Test squad; says no to Root for vice-captain’s job
The two ageing warhorses were strangely left out of England's three-Test tour of the Caribbean earlier this year, with selectors instead opting to give more opportunities to the next generation of seam bowlers.
May 4, 2022 -
Nice to hear there’s a chance: James Anderson on comeback to Test cricket
With Ben Stokes named as the new Test captain on Thursday and Rob Key appointed as the managing director of men's cricket, Anderson and his new ball partner Stuart Broad still have a chance at the red cherry.
April 30, 2022 -
Ben Stokes has the personality to lead but he will be hamstrung by the system: Pietersen
While England has the "right personnel in charge," Pietersen believes the entire cricket structure needs a "shake-up" to get the team out of its "doom-and-gloom" situation.
April 30, 2022 -
Ben Stokes succeeds Joe Root to be appointed captain of England men’s Test team
He succeeds right-handed batter Joe Root, who resigned from the role in April this year, in becoming the 81st captain of the England men's Test team.
April 28, 2022 -
Stokes could be unveiled as England captain in ‘next 48 hours’: Report
A report in iNews said that England men's cricket's new managing director, Rob Key had travelled to Durham for a "face-to-face" meeting with Stokes to "discuss the role", and that the 30-year-old all-rounder could be officially unveiled as England's new Test skipper "in the next 48 hours".
April 27, 2022 -
Lots of speculation around Test captaincy but Rob Key will take the decision: Stokes
Stokes has been heavily linked with the vacant England Test captain's position and has spoken about the role as well following his friend and teammate's decision to step down
April 23, 2022 -
I am not interested in the job: Eoin Morgan on England captaincy
Eoin Morgan, who played a Test match in February 2012 against Pakistan at Dubai, has backed Stokes to take the role of captaining England in the longest format of the game.
April 22, 2022 -
ECB chief Rob Key holds talks with Anderson, Broad on possible return: Report
England have a challenging summer Test season ahead of them beginning with the three-Test series against New Zealand from June 2 and Anderson and Broad could play a vital role in the series if selected.
April 20, 2022 -
Ben Stokes should be the ‘obvious one’ to replace Joe Root: Atherton
Stokes will be the number one candidate for the responsibility as he is already the vice captain of the team and is a regular starter in the side when fit.
April 16, 2022 -
Some big names to not to participate in IPL 2022
Root had previously said that he would have to sacrifice IPL for England and Test cricket, but the absence of Stokes, Archer, Starc, Woakes, and Gayle was a bit surprising.
January 22, 2022 -
Ben Stokes’ return in Ashes team will give ‘everyone a lift’, says Hussain
Following his second operation on a fractured left index finger, Stokes has been given the go-ahead by his physician and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) medical staff to start training. He will go to Australia with the Test specialists and the Lions on November 4.
October 26, 2021