Ben Stokes playing for the team can be crucial turning point in England campaign. The game of Cricket more than often becomes a game of chances. Team management takes the chance by picking up the best playing XI. Who fortunately will rise to the occasion and perform at their absolute best for the team.
In this world cup, England is living a dystopian reality. The defending champion has lost 2 games out of 3. First they were annihilated by the kiwis, then the Afghan spin pack humiliated the entire batting unit at the Arun Jaitley stadium.
Going into the 4th match, England needs a desperate recovery to be in the tournament. The need of the hour is ‘Ben Stokes’. The all rounder suffered from a hip injury. In the first 3 matches, Ben was not in a good shape. Ben Stokes is now playing for the team despite not being at his 100 percent.
His return could not have been in a more appropriate time. England is in a tough spot. And this is the must win game against South Africa at Wankhede stadium. Ben stokes playing the IPL, knows the condition well enough. What Ben brings to the table is confidence and leadership.
England captain Jos butler said, that Ben brings a lot with his presence and leadership. He is a valuable asset while taking the game against the proteas.
When South African Captain was posed with the same question. He said, ‘A fully fit Ben stokes obviously does strengthen the England team. He is an X-factor player, he’s the guy that can change the course of the game. We know we are going to have to be on top of a game to get him unstuck. There’s a lot of respect for him, we know what he can do.’
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The South African team has also crumbled against Netherlands. Enduring the loss the African team needs to win this came to cement their position, into the points table.
The match is going to be high octane on the red soil pitch of Mumbai. England did lost 3 games at the group stage in the 2019 World Cup and still made it to the final and became the champion.
Before the game the England captain said, ‘we know we won’t always win but if we can stick to the way that we like to play and get the best version of that we know that’s the best chance that we can have of getting the positive result.
