Pune (Maharashtra) [India] : England all-rounder Ben Stokes who produced a match-winning performance against the Netherlands and also brought up his maiden ton in the World Cup, was more pleased with the team’s victory rather than achieving his personal milestone.
Stokes took on the opposition bowlers, scoring at a brisk rate, pushing England’s score to 300 plus and keeping their hopes of sealing a place in the ICC Champions Trophy alive.
After the game, Stokes was quizzed about whether he was pleased with England’s victory or about his own performance to which he replied, “more pleased with the victory (than scoring a century), it has been a tough World Cup for us.”
He further went on to talk about the crucial 129-run partnership that he stitched up along with Chris Woakes to put England on track for a 300-plus score.
“It was a nice wicket to bat on, had some tennis-ball bounce. We (Woakes and himself) built a good partnership, whenever there was pressure building I had a look at the scoreboard and reminded myself there was a lot of time remaining (in the innings). Tried to take it deep and cash in later. He (Woakes) is a genuine all-rounder for us, he has been a great cricketer for England over the last 2-3 years and today he proved it,” Stokes added.