Published 15:58 IST, October 8th 2019
Ben Stokes loses his phone, netizens troll him in innovative ways
Ben Stokes took to social media and said that he had lost his phone. After the fans came to know about this, they started trolling him in innovative ways.
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Ben Stokes has been a valuable all-rounder and one of the backbones of the English side. From a heartbreaking final over in the ICC World T20 2016, where he was clobbered for four consecutive sixes by West Indies' Carlos Brathwaite as England snatched defeat from the jaws of victory to his heroics in the World Cup final where England won their maiden world title, Stokes has come a long way. In fact, he has also fought his demons in his personal life which almost had a severe impact on his career. But lately, Stokes has faced another issue.
Ben Stokes loses his phone
Ben Stokes had recently taken to social media and mentioned that he has lost his phone. Stokes had then posted a few crying emojis as well. Meanwhile, the all-rounder has not revealed which phone he was using but since he had expressed his disappointment, it seems that it was either an expensive phone or a special one.
However, after the fans realised this, they came forward to troll Stokes in innovative ways. Here are some of the reactions.
The fun did not end here as a fan had referred to one of Jofra Archer's tweets a couple of years back where he had written that it was really time for a new phone.
Stokes' brilliance with the bat
Ben Stokes rediscovered his rhythm which helped England especially when it had mattered the most. In the World Cup final at Lord's, England were in all sorts of trouble after they were reduced to 86/4 while chasing a target of 242. Stokes was then involved in a 110-run partnership with Jos Buttler for the sixth-wicket stand. The all-rounder scored an unbeaten 98-ball 84 with some stroke of luck that went his way which included an overthrow as the ball had deflected off his bat in the final over as the World Cup hosts were awarded six valuable runs. In the end, England won the contest by the boundary-count rule.
Over a month later, Stokes once again rose to the occasion in the third Ashes Test against arch-rivals Australia at Leeds which was a must-win game for England. Chasing a huge target of 359, the Joe Root-led side seemed down and out and that is when Ben Stokes had resurrected the English hopes. He scored an outstanding century and stood firmly at one end while wickets continued to tumble from the other. His efforts paid off as his unbeaten 219-ball 135 helped England register a famous win by 1 wicket.
15:07 IST, October 8th 2019