Benjamin Andrew Stokes famed as Ben Stokes is an English international cricketer and current vice-captain of the England Test team. Stokes was part of the England squad that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup. He is the all-rounder who bowls right-arm fast-medium pace and bats left-handed. He also holds the record as most runs scored by an individual batsman. Overall, he is a very talented person.
Ben Stokes focused on Ashes series win after heroics
Ben Stokes says he will only take satisfaction from his heroic innings at Headingley if England can complete a series turnaround to win the Ashes. He hit an unbeaten 135 as England snatched victory on Sunday from a seemingly impossible position in Leeds to level the series at 1-1. "I don't think it's completely sunk in; the main reason is we have two games to go," Stokes said. After England was beaten in the first Test in Edgbaston and was held to a draw Lord's, they needed to avoid defeat at Headingley to stay in with a chance of regaining the Ashes. That looked unlikely when Stuart Broad's dismissal on Sunday left England 73 runs short of a target of 359 with only one wicket left, but Stokes led the way to a remarkable victory.
Early Life of Ben
Ben Stokes was born on 4th June 1991 as Benjamin Andrew Stokes at Christchurch, New Zealand. His father name is Gerard Stokes who is rugby league player and coach. His mother name is Deborah Stokes. His religion is Christian. His other early life information will be added soon. As of 2019, he celebrated his 28th birthday.
Body Measurements of Ben
Ben is a very handsome person. He has a tall height of 1.83 m and his weight is 80 kg. His eye color is dark brown and hair color is blonde. He has a balanced and healthy body with a charming smile.
Career of Ben
- Ben made his one-day debut for Durham in 2009 at The Oval and managed to take the wicket of the highly experienced batsman Mark Ramprakash with only his third delivery in professional cricket.
- In 2009, he played against Bangladesh U19 in youth test.
- On 2nd January 2015, he joined Melbourne Renegades of Australia.
- On 13th February 2017, he was appointed as vice-captain of England.
- On 20th February 2017, he was bought in IPL by Rising Pune Supergiants.
- On 27th January 2018, he was bought by Rajasthan Royals being the most expensive player in IPL 2018.
- In 2011, he made his senior England debut in One Day International.
- He was selected to make his T20 international debut. He played in two T20 matches.
- In 2013-2014, he was selected in the England squad.
- He made his debut in 2nd test.
- He was also selected in the 3rd test.
- He made 106 runs and took 10 wickets in the overall series.
- He was also selected for 3rd T20 and there he made 5 runs.
- In the year 2014, he was selected in 1st ODI and made 5 runs and in 2nd OD he made 4 runs off 9 balls.
- He played in two of the T20 Internationals.
- He got an injury and was ruled out by T20 World Cup.
- After he came to the squad for Test series.
- He was selected as an all-rounder.
- He was selected for the tour of Sri Lanka.
- He also played in the fourth ODI.
- In the year 2015, in the first innings of the game, he made 79 with the ball.
- He was in the England squad for the first Test.
- He helped England to win T20 match.
- He was selected by England team for the first Ashes Test.
- He was England’s better performer.
- He was named in the squad for the tour against Pakistan.
- He suffered from the shoulder injury in the third and final Test in Sharjah.
- In 2015-2016, he returned back with full fitness.
- He was in England winter tour of South Africa.
- In the year 2016, they had the game against West Indies in T20 World Cup and he was included in the game.
- He gave his best bowling display in the tournament.
- He played in the first Test against Sri Lanka.
- He also played in the first ODI against Bangladesh.
- In the match against India, he was in the first innings.
- He made 55 in the match against West Indies.
- He won the Champions Trophy.
- He was also named as part of the 'Team of the Tournament' at the 2017 Champions Trophy by the ICC, Cricinfo and Cricbuzz.
- For his performances in 2017, he was named both in the World Test XI and ODI XI by the ICC.
- In April 2019, Stokes was named in England's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
- He was named in the "Team of the Tournament" for the 2019 World Cup by the ICC.
- In the third test of the 2019 Ashes series at Headingley, England faced almost certain defeat after they were bowled out for 67 in their first innings but he managed to overturn an overnight Australian lead, hitting 11 fours and 8 sixes to win with an unbeaten 135* in a record pursuit of 359.
- His innings has been described as "one of the greatest innings of all time" and the "greatest ever played by an Englishman".
Marital Status, Wife, Child
Ben is a married person. He was married to Clare Ratcliffe. They got married on 14 October 2017. The couple has two sons named as Layton Stokes and Libby Stokes. As of today, the couple is living a happy life without any disturbances.
Net Worth of Ben
The net worth of Ben is estimated to be $10 million. But his exact salary has not been revealed yet. But it will be added soon. His major source of earning is from his tennis career.
