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Published 21:01 IST, August 30th 2019

Ben Stokes has officially picked his favourite Football Club

Ben Stokes has been having an excellent winning phase. After he guided England to a win against Australia, Tottenham Hotspur had gifted him a special jersey

Reported by: Karthik Nair
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Ben Stokes has been having an excellent phase as of now. Stokes has had a good couple of months as he played a match-winning knock for England during their tricky chase against New Zealand in the World Cup final where England won their maiden world title following a boundary-count rule. Ben Stokes was once again England's saviour against Australia in the third Ashes Test match where he helped his side snatch victory from jaws of defeat. At the same time, Ben Stokes also had his fair share of luck as well. The southpaw was hailed by one and all after his outstanding performance. After his heroic knock and with the Ashes series evenly poised, Ben Stokes has come forward and revealed his favourite Premier League side due to special treatment by the club. 

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Ben Stokes declares himself a Tottenham Hotspur fan

Tottenham Hotspur has come close to success in the Premier League in recent years. The Spurs have also been reaching the knockout stages of other premier football competitions such as the Champions League. This time, Tottenham Hotspur did something special for Ben Stokes. Tottenham Hotspur had sent Stokes a special jersey after his match-winning performance against Australia. This was one among the many accolades that Ben Stokes has been getting ever since his splendid knock. This gesture from the London club Tottenham Hotspur towards Ben Stokes prompted him to become a Spurs fan. Ben Stokes took to the micro-blogging site and wrote that he had never supported a football club but had always wanted to.

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Read Ben Stokes' tweet here:

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Ben Stokes' century helps England level the series 

Ben Stokes played an outstanding knock which denied an Australian victory to keep the Ashes alive. After skipper Joe Root's dismissal, the onus was on Ben Stokes to handle the Australian bowling line up which he did in style. Ben Stokes scored an unbeaten 219-ball 135 as he hosts registered a famous win with one wicket left. The series is now level at 1-1 with two games to be played. The Aussies had drawn first blood at Edgbaston while some good performance from the visitors denied England a win at Lord's as the second Test ended in a stalemate. England then did exceptionally well to win the third Test at Headingley after they were bundled out for a paltry 67 in the first innings. The Ashes is now heading towards its final saga with both teams looking to win the 'Urn'. The fourth Test will be played at the Old Trafford in Manchester on September 4. 

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Updated 14:13 IST, August 31st 2019

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