England National Cricket Team captain Ben Stokes made his presence felt in the ongoing test match against the team. Sri Lanka National Cricket Team. Despite his injury and absence from the squad, the captain still made sure to contribute to the team.
Stokes was in England National Cricket Team squad for the ongoing Test against Sri Lanka National Cricket Team. The match between the two teams, currently in its third day, is being played at Old Trafford in Manchester.
There were two Ben Stokes on day 3 of the ongoing match between England National Cricket Team and Sri Lanka National Cricket Team. The doppelganger of the home team’s Test captain caused quite a stir by appearing in the stands and even caught the eye of the all-rounder in the team dugout in Manchester.
The cameras in the stadium spotted the Stokes pair. Noticing the spotlight, he raised his arms and gave the England captain a thumbs up.
The looker then removed his black jacket and revealed Stokes’ England Test shirt with ‘Stokesy’ and no. 55 is written on it.
Here is the video.
The Ben Stokes look is BACK
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— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) August 23, 2024
However, this wasn’t the first time Ben Stokes’ doppelganger had been seen in the stands. He even made his presence felt during England’s recently concluded series against West Indies National Cricket Team. He took part in Day 4 of the second Test.
England captain Stokes was stunned at that moment. Stokes first smiled and then all-rounder and coach Paul Collingwood laughed as he made a funny face with his hands. This time he entertained the crowd.
Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the entire England Test summer after being injured in the 2024 Hundred
Meanwhile, Stokes has been ruled out of the entire Summer Test. This came after the England National Cricket Team captain suffered an injury while playing a hundred for Northern Superchargers against Manchester Originals. He clutched his hamstring while trying to take a quick single.
Stokes was scanned and subsequently ruled out for the entire English summer. He played a decent role for the team in the recent Test series against the West Indies National Cricket Team as he batted with bat and ball and completed a 3-0 whitewash for the team.
In the absence of Ben Stokes, the England National Cricket Team has appointed Ollie Pope as the Test captain of the team for the series against the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team.
Under his leadership, the hosts are having a great time in the game and look like favorites to win the match. They batted and batted very well as they first bowled out the opposition for 236 runs and then posted 358 runs in reply. In the second innings they picked 5 quick wickets.
