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Ben Stokes
New Zealand
34 yrs
Left Handed
Right-arm fast medium
ICC ranking
Batting
36
test
Bowling
34
test
Ashes 2025-26: Ben Stokes concerned about the well being of his players
‘Are questions being asked?’: R Ashwin exposes Ben Stokes’ weakness, ‘…dismissed by off-spinners for as long as I’ve bowled’
Ben Stokes willing to continue as England captain despite Ashes debacle
Geoffrey Boycott slams McCullum-Stokes regime: ‘Hubris has taken over from common sense, and that cannot be allowed to carry on’
‘Show a bit of dog’: Ben Stokes speaks about how he wants England to play ahead of third Ashes Test at Adelaide
‘My mum could play his bowling’: England’s Geoffrey Boycott questions “hit and giggle batsman” Will Jacks’ abilities as Test all-rounder
‘What a load of bull****,’ ‘Can’t believe anything Stokes or his team says’: Geoffrey Boycott hammers England after Gabba drubbing
‘We crack under pressure’: Ben Stokes lambasts England after 8-wicket drubbing vs Australia in Ashes at Gabba
‘Oh Harry!’: Michael Vaughan in disbelief, Stuart Broad raises questions as ex-England stars react to Brook’s dismissal
Ben Stokes defends England’s ‘best preparation’ for Pink Ball Test at Gabba: ‘We’ve moved on’ from Perth’s crushing loss
personal information
Name
Benjamin Andrew Stokes
Birth Date
4 Jun 1991
Birth Place
New Zealand
Nick Name
-
batting style
Left Handed
bowling
Right-arm fast medium
Ben Stokes turned out to be a one-man army for the Rising Pune Supergiant in the 2017 edition of the IPL scoring 316 runs, which included an absolutely ballistic century, and taking 12 wickets. His contribution on the field was also noteworthy and his tag as the most expensive player of the season was completely justified. He, alongwith the rest of his England team mates, had to skip the knockout stage of the tournament to join the rest of the squad in a training camp in Spain - something that Kevin Pietersen said was "pathetic, an absolute shambles.” Stokes is one of those players who is at home regardless of the format. He has scored over 2500 runs and taken 95 wickets in Test cricket and his 258-run annihilation of South Africa in Cape Town validated his status as one of England's most important players in the longest format of the game. His volatility has often been his curse though, and he recently paid for that after being banned by the ECB for an incident outside a pub in Bristol. It resulted in him missing the 2017-2018 Ashes. But he has made his return to the Test side since and will be playing for the Rajasthan Royals in the 2018 edition of the IPL.
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stats
Batting
Bowling
matches
114innings
99not outs
15average
41.23hundreds
5fifties
24
Runs
3463
strike rate
95.69sixes
109fours
282highest score
182balls faced
3619matches
114innings
88overs
518.2average
42.39balls bowled
3110maidens
8
wickets
74
strike rate
42.03economy rate
6.05best bowling
5/615 Wickets
14 wickets
1Batting
Bowling
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118innings
212not outs
9average
35.45hundreds
14fifties
37
Runs
7197
strike rate
58.58sixes
136fours
827highest score
258balls faced
12285matches
118innings
175overs
2251.2average
31.43balls bowled
13508maidens
383
wickets
239
strike rate
56.52economy rate
3.34best bowling
6/225 Wickets
64 wickets
9Batting
Bowling
matches
43innings
36not outs
9average
21.67hundreds
0fifties
1
Runs
585
strike rate
128.01sixes
22fours
42highest score
52balls faced
457matches
43innings
36overs
102average
32.92balls bowled
612maidens
1
wickets
26
strike rate
23.54economy rate
8.39best bowling
3/265 Wickets
04 wickets
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BEN STOKES NEWS
Geoffrey Boycott slams McCullum-Stokes regime: ‘Hubris has taken over from common sense, and that cannot be allowed to carry on’
‘Show a bit of dog’: Ben Stokes speaks about how he wants England to play ahead of third Ashes Test at Adelaide
‘My mum could play his bowling’: England’s Geoffrey Boycott questions “hit and giggle batsman” Will Jacks’ abilities as Test all-rounder
‘What a load of bull****,’ ‘Can’t believe anything Stokes or his team says’: Geoffrey Boycott hammers England after Gabba drubbing
‘We crack under pressure’: Ben Stokes lambasts England after 8-wicket drubbing vs Australia in Ashes at Gabba
‘Oh Harry!’: Michael Vaughan in disbelief, Stuart Broad raises questions as ex-England stars react to Brook’s dismissal
Ben Stokes defends England’s ‘best preparation’ for Pink Ball Test at Gabba: ‘We’ve moved on’ from Perth’s crushing loss
‘I’m going to be one of those one day’: Ben Stokes reacts to his ‘has-beens’ comments to describe former England players amid Ashes 2025-26
R Ashwin slams Bazball: ‘As a batting group, how reckless can you be?’
Ashes: Michael Vaughan says it will be ‘amateurish’ if England don’t play pink ball warm-up before second Test
