New Delhi. The England team has got its new Test captain. England all-rounder Ben Stokes will be the new Test captain of the England team. Ever since Joe Root left the captaincy of the team, the biggest question for England cricket was who would be the next captain? For this, the name of Ben Stokes was being said to be at the fore and worthy and now according to an English website, Ben Stokes will be the new Test captain of England. The ECB’s new managing director, Rob Key, approved Stokes’ appointment on Tuesday. Besides becoming their captain, I have made Gary Kirsten the team’s new coach. He has also given his consent for this on his behalf.
Stokes’ priority as captain
With Stokes’ first decision as captain, it is being speculated that Western wants to bring the pair of Broad and James Anderson back into the team. Both were not part of the team on the recent West Indies tour and England had to face defeat.
Let us tell you that three former England captains also considered Ben Stokes suitable for this responsibility. Recently, Ben Stokes’ name was also recommended by Michael Van, Nasser Hussain and Mike Atherton. At present, after Joe Root, there was no bigger name in the team than Ben Stokes who could handle this responsibility.
Earlier on Friday, 15 April, England captain Joe Root had announced to step down from the captaincy. I counted him among the most successful captains of England. He played 64 Test matches in his 5 years captaincy and led the team to victory in 27 matches. However, the team had to face defeat in 26 test matches. After the team suffered a defeat in the recent tour against the West Indies, Root stepped down from the captaincy.
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