Ben Stokes: The journey from jail to 100 test matches was full of controversies! Stokes registered a big record in his name in the third Test match of the series being played against India at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot.
This is the 100th test match of Stokes’ career. He has joined the club of legends Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting and Virat Kohli. Stokes has become the 16th England cricketer and 74th overall to play 100 or more Test matches.
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Speed lover Ben Stokes was caught for over-speeding four times in 2016. He could have had to go to jail but he survived. He was then released with a warning that if he did anything like this again in the coming 6 months, he would have to go to jail.
Ben Stokes has become the 16th player for England to play 100 test matches, but do you know that his life has been full of controversies?
From drinking and assault charges to going to jail, Stokes has seen many ups and downs.
In 2011, he was arrested for drunk driving. 2013, he was dropped from the team after drinking alcohol on the Australian tour. In 2017, Stokes was also jailed for assaulting a man outside a nightclub.
But, Stokes did not give up. He bounced back and played a key role in England winning the World Cup in 2019.
In 2023, Stokes retired from Test cricket, but after a few months, he made a comeback and made a record of playing 100 Test matches against India.
The England team is currently playing baseball cricket in Test cricket under the captaincy of Ben Stokes and the coaching of Brendon McCullum. This means that no matter how many runs you have on the board, you have to go for victory.
It is clear that in Test cricket also the approach of ODI and T20 has to be adopted. England is also benefiting from this new strategy of Stokes and McCullum.
Ben Stokes has been a controversial player, but he also has a lot of talent. Do you consider him a great cricketer?
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Next up, we’ll dive deeper into Stokes’s amazing cricketing career!
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