{"id":3014,"date":"2022-03-18T06:54:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T06:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worabia.com\/news\/top-trends\/3014\/"},"modified":"2022-03-18T06:54:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T06:54:11","slug":"stokes-rediscovers-superhero-status-with-stunning-century-against-windies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worabia.com\/news\/top-trends\/3014\/","title":{"rendered":"Stokes rediscovers superhero status with stunning century against Windies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div >\n<p  ><span data-react>As Ben Stokes repeatedly lobbed cricket balls towards jubilant England fans, some of his fondest memories were stirred.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-react>\n<p ><span data-react>In Australia this winter, the talismanic all-rounder, understandably after a rough 18 months, looked like a superhero stripped of his cape during England&#8217;s humiliating Ashes defeat.<\/span><\/p>\n<div >\n<div  >\n<div ><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p ><span data-react>In Barbados, he hit like that outfit had been freshly fitted and zipped up, ready for another starring role.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-react>Stokes strutted as only he can make 120 out of 128 balls: Captain Joe Root passed 150 as a mere sideshow in a thrilling Stokes-fueled morning session on day two of the second Test against the West Indies.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-react>\n<li ><span data-react>Stokes hits 120 to light up second day in Barbados<\/span><\/li>\n<li ><span data-react>TMS Podcast: Stokes Hits a Lofty 120 and Fisher Strikes Early<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p ><span data-react>It was his first century since July 2020, a period in which Stokes has had a number of challenges to overcome.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-react>In December 2020, Stokes <\/span><span data-react>father ged died<\/span><span data-react>    and four months later, Stokes suffered a severely broken finger while playing in the Indian Premier League.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-react>That injury would rule the all-rounder out for three months until he was brought back &#8211; the injury still not fully healed &#8211; to answer England&#8217;s SOS call and captain a one-day international squad against Pakistan which was <\/span><span data-react>improvised after a Covid outbreak<\/span><span data-react>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-react>His comeback lasted less than a month as he announced an indefinite break from cricket to prioritize his mental well-being and allow his injury to heal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-react>Having originally been skipped, Stokes returned for English cricket&#8217;s greatest pursuit, an Ashes series, but was unable to replicate his past Ashes exploits, scoring two fiftys and winning four wickets in five Tests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-react>Since then, Stokes has been typically honest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-react>He has, with little justification, <\/span><span data-react>said he let the team down<\/span><span data-react>    during England&#8217;s 4\u20130 defeat.  She has retired from the IPL, where she is a superstar and could have banked millions more, to focus on England&#8217;s red ball revival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-react>It&#8217;s brilliant for this new England that Stokes found form in Barbados.  Because this was him at his best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-react>He was imperious from the start, scoring 89 runs in the first session alone and eventually allowing England to declare 507-9 before ending the day 436 runs in front.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-react>Comparing it to Stokes&#8217; back catalogue, it was an inning more akin to his demolition of Cape Town in 2016, when he batted 258 against South Africa, than the unbeaten 135 in that Ashes miracle at Headingley in 2019 or his Cup-winning exploits. world before.  this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-react>The way he went off the mark, a bruise on the drive off Jayden Seales should have been an indicator.  What followed was brutal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-react>Veerasammy Permaul was beaten into the Caribbean Sea so often that, even on a course where spin seems the biggest threat, the slow left arm was deemed unusable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-react>Seamer Alzarri Joseph was dispatched with such ease that it was like watching cricket play on County Durham beaches where Stokes walks his dog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-react>Even Root Overlord was now part of the supporting cast, joking that he &#8220;wished he could do&#8221; what Stokes was doing on the other end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-react>After starting the day at zero, just over two hours had passed when Stokes hit triple figures with 114 balls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-react>He took off his helmet, looked up at the sky and paid his respects to his father, raising his left hand as he stuck in his middle finger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-react>&#8220;It&#8217;s a very special feeling,&#8221; Stokes said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-react>&#8220;I don&#8217;t like to talk selfishly, but it was nice to look up at the sky and say &#8216;Cheers&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-react>&#8220;Personally, that&#8217;s one of the most memorable hundreds that I have because of everything that&#8217;s happened in the last 18 months to two years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-react>&#8220;It was great. <\/span><span data-react>In India last year I got 99<\/span><span data-react> [in a one-day international win in Pune]    And it was a bit like a dagger to the heart, so it was nice to get there and remember it that way.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-react>Previously, a mighty six carried Stokes past 5,000 test runs, to go along with his 170 wickets. <\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-react>It saw him join the most iconic all-rounders in history &#8211; Lord Botham, Sir Garfield Sobers, Kapil Dev and Jacques Kallis &#8211; as the only men to score more than 5,000 runs and claim 150 or more dismissals in Tests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p ><span data-react>But Stokes&#8217; brilliance isn&#8217;t just about numbers.  It&#8217;s the style he uses to accomplish those feats and the way he makes you feel along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/60783925?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=KARANGA\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Ben Stokes repeatedly lobbed cricket balls towards jubilant England fans, some of his fondest memories were stirred. In Australia this winter, the talismanic all-rounder, understandably after a rough 18 months, looked like a superhero stripped of his cape during England&#8217;s humiliating Ashes defeat. 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