Aus Vs Eng Ashes 2023: After winning the third test, England not only saved the Ashes and kept the hopes alive. But with this victory, Ben Stokes also break a record that was previously held by our own MS Dhoni.
Ben Stokes took captaincy from Joe Root last year. And alongside Brendon McCullum, he has completely changed the face of the English cricket team. The exciting cricket of Bazball has made England the most entertaining team to watch in red ball format.
England won a dramatic match in Headingley when they had to chase 251 runs in the last innings. Despite a poor start, England chased the target by virtue of heroics from Harry Brook. And with this victory, Ben Stokes has set a new record as a captain in the red ball format.
Aus Vs Eng Ashes 2023: Another Record Broken
As soon as England secured their victory, Ben Stokes surpassed the greats in captaincy. The English red ball captain has now led his team to the most successful 250-plus run chase in Test Cricket.
The last night’s victory marked England’s fifth victory where they had to chase 250+ targets under Stokes’s captaincy. And it is even more remarkable that he has achieved the fate in just a year.
England previously chased down 277,299, and 296 against New Zealand in 2022. And who can forget the massive target of 378 that they chased down against India in July last year? Because of these performances, everyone still believes that England can come back into the Ashes even now.
One Of The Greats
With this victory, Ben Stokes has surpassed MS Dhoni who led his team to a successful 250+ chase four times. Brian Lara and Ricky Ponting are on third as they have led their team to successful chases 3 times.
Ben Stokes and MS Dhoni play for the same team in IPL. It will be interesting to see the way Chennai Super Kings will go after Dhoni’s retirement. As Ben Stokes might be the perfect captain they want.
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