Ben Stokes: England removed, now Ben Stokes will play with this team, big announcement made

England’s Test captain Ben Stokes was dropped from the team before the Oval Test because he fought under the influence of alcohol in a nightclub. But now this player is going to return to the cricket field again. However, Ben Stokes’ return will not be in the England team but in county cricket. Durham has given place to Ben Stokes in the team for their next match. Ben Stokes’ name is included in the 15-member team. Durham has to play a county championship match against Northamptonshire from Friday. Let us tell you that along with Stokes, Gus Atkinson has also been allowed to play in domestic cricket. Akinson will be seen playing for Surrey against Glamorgan.

Who else is included in Durham’s team apart from Stokes?

Durham team: Colin Ackerman, Casey Aldridge, David Bedingham, Graham Clark, Alex Lees, Ben McKinney, James Minto, Duane Ollivier, Callum Parkinson, Matthew Potts, Ben Wren, Will Rhodes, Luke Robinson, Ollie Robinson, ben stokes.

What did Ben Stokes do after winning the Lord’s Test?

England captain Ben Stokes broke the team curfew after the victory over New Zealand at Lord’s. He went to a London nightclub to celebrate the victory, where he drank alcohol and then, along with Gus Atkinson, assaulted a rugby player. This video of Ben Stokes went viral on social media, after which the England Cricket Board took immediate action in this matter and excluded him from the Oval Test. Currently, Stokes’ case is under investigation and it is believed that now Stokes will never be able to play for England. Joe Root is leading the England team in the absence of Ben Stokes.

ben stokes controversies

• Ben Stokes has a long association with controversies. This player has broken many team rules by drinking alcohol since the beginning of his career. In 2011, he got into a drunken fight with the police in Durham. After this he was released with a warning.
• Ben Stokes was sent home from the Australia tour in 2013. He broke the team curfew by drinking alcohol on this tour with England Lions.
• Ben Stokes broke a bone in his hand in a T20 match during the West Indies tour in 2014. In anger, he punched the dressing room locker hard and his hand was fractured. Because of this he could not even play the 2014 T20 World Cup.
• Ben Stokes assaulted two people in a nightclub in Bristol in 2017. Stokes was drunk. After this, he was fined 30 thousand pounds and banned for 8 matches.