Published 18:41 IST, December 31st 2020
Ben Stokes trolls ICC for 'Baggy Green' Cap, ICC apologises & returns the favor in style
Ben Stokes and ICC were involved in a hilarious social media banter after the all-rounder's induction into ICC's Test & ODI Teams of the Decade recently
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Star English all-rounder Ben Stokes took a hilarious dig while thanking International Cricket Council (ICC) for inducting him in ODI and Test Team of Dece by pointing out how Test cap was 'Baggy and Green'.
For those unaware, Baggy Green is synymous with Australian national cricket team's Test cap.
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'A bit BAGGY and GREEN': Ben Stokes
It so happened that Stokes took to his official Twitter/ Instagram accounts and h posted ims of him wearing ICC's ODI and Test (team inductee) caps. In first picture, 2019 World Cup winner can be seen smiling with ODI (Blue) cap on his he whereas, in second one, he can be seen giving a dejected (jokingly) look while wearing Test (Green) cap. He went on to caption im as 'Very proud of both se cap’s, one of m just doesn’t seem right, it’s a bit BAGGY and GREEN thanks @icc'
ICC's hilarious apology to Ben Stokes
Once Stokes' tweet was ticed by ICC, governing body of world cricket took to micro-blogging site and issued an apology to southpaw and that too hilariously.
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However, things did t end re as y also trolled English middle-order batsman with regards to awkward feeling that he might have h while receiving Green Cap and happiness while receiving Blue one. Take a look.
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Ben Stokes' brilliance in Test & ODI formats
New Zealand-born cricketer rediscovered his rhythm which helped England especially when it h mattered most. In World Cup final at Lord's, England were in all sorts of trouble after y were reduced to 86/4 while chasing a target of 242. Stokes was n involved in a 110-run partnership with Jos Buttler for sixth-wicket stand. all-rounder scored an unbeaten 98-ball 84 with some stroke of luck that went his way which included an overthrow as ball h deflected off his bat in final over as World Cup hosts were awarded six valuable runs. In end, England won contest by boundary-count rule.
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Over a month later, Stokes once again rose to occasion in third Ashes Test against arch-rivals Australia at Leeds which was a must-win game for England. Chasing a huge target of 359, Joe Root-led side seemed down and out and that is when Ben Stokes h resurrected English hopes. He scored an outstanding century and stood firmly at one end while wickets continued to tumble from or. His efforts paid off as his unbeaten 219-ball 135 helped England register a famous win by 1 wicket.
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18:40 IST, December 31st 2020