Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes, full name Benjamin Andrew Stokes, is a prominent English cricketer who is the captain of the England Test team and plays for the England team in ODIs & T20Is. Born on June 4, 1991, in Christchurch, New Zealand, he represents Durham in domestic cricket and has participated in various Twenty20 leagues worldwide. Stokes was a vital part of the England squad that achieved victory in the 2019 Cricket World Cup and the 2022 T20 World Cup.

Stokes relocated to England from Christchurch, New Zealand, during his childhood. He made his T20I debut in 2011, his Test debut in 2013, and contributed to England's One Day International (ODI) team from 2011 until his retirement from the format in July 2022. His standout performance in the 2019 Cricket World Cup, where he top-scored in the final and played a crucial role in the tied Super Over, earned him the Man of the Match award.

Stokes has been recognized as the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for 2019, 2020, and 2023, and he received the ICC Award for Best Men's Cricketer as well as the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award in 2019. He took over as captain of England's Test team in April 2022. Stokes was a key player in England's victory in the 2022 T20 World Cup, once again top-scoring in the final.

A true all-rounder, Stokes is a left-handed middle-order batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. He holds the Test world record for the most runs in an innings at number six, with an impressive 258 against South Africa during England's 2015-16 tour. During the same Test, Stokes and Jonny Bairstow established the world record for the highest sixth-wicket partnership in Tests, with an astounding 399 runs.

he achieved a milestone setting a new record for the total number of sixes hit in a Test career in February 2023, surpassing the previous tally of 107 set by his coach at the time, Brendon McCullum.

Ben Stokes Career

In his Test career to date, Ben Stokes has played 97 matches to date in his Test career and has scored 6,117 runs, with an average of 36. Ben Stokes has hit 716 fours and 124 sixes in his Test career. On Jul 2023, he played his recent Test match against Australia at The Kia Oval, London, England, scoring 42 runs off 67 balls.

In Ben Stokes's ODI career, he has played 108 matches to date in his ODI career and has scored 3,159 runs, with an average of 41. Ben Stokes has hit 256 fours and 98 sixes in his ODI career. One of his recent ODI matches took place in Sep 2023 at The Kia Oval, London, England, where he contributed 182 runs off 124 balls.

Ben Stokes has played 43 matches to date in his T20 career and has scored 585 runs, with an average of 22. Ben Stokes has hit 42 fours and 22 sixes in his T20 career. In his most recent T20 match against Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia, which took place in Nov 2022, Ben Stokes contributed 52 runs off 49 balls to his team's total.

Ben Stokes is currently ranked 19th in the ICC Test batting rankings with a total of 668 points. He holds the 46th position in the ICC ODI batting rankings with a total of 559 points.