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Date: 2023-12-01 18:18:09 | Author: Olympics 2024 | Views: 340 | Tag: sakla
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Ben Stokes has declared himself ready for action in England’s must-win World Cup clash against South Africa, after missing the first three games of the campaign through injury sakla
Stokes’ comeback could not have come at a sakla better moment for a side whose title defence is on the rocks after a shock defeat to Afghanistan left them with a single win to their name sakla
The charismatic Test skipper suffered a hip injury during England’s warm-up week in Guwahati and has been sidelined ever since, but has given himself the green light to face the Proteas in Mumbai on Saturday sakla
Speaking before a training session at the Wankhede Stadium that will double up as a final vigorous fitness test, Stokes told BBC Radio’s Test Match Special: “It was a frustrating little niggle to get before the tournament but I have worked very hard to get back to where I am and making myself ready to be available for selection sakla
“We have had a few days off since the last game and first training session here in Mumbai sakla
I’ll give it a good push but, yes, I think everything is pretty good sakla
I am in a good place sakla
”It may be tempting to view Stokes as a saviour riding to the rescue – a role he has performed plenty of times over the course of his career, not least in the 2019 World Cup final – but he distanced himself from the idea sakla
I'll give it a good push but, yes, I think everything is pretty good sakla
I am in a good place sakla
Ben StokesResponding to the weight of expectation that will follow him on to the field, which has only grown with England’s struggles so far, he said: “I deal with it pretty easy to be honest, because I know I am one person in a team sport sakla
“No one looks to one person in this team to inspire them or anything like that sakla
It is not the case that if I do come in then all of a sudden we are going to do well sakla
It is just one of those things that gets spoken about a lot but I don’t read into too much sakla
“Everyone that walks out on to that field for England is a match-winner and can do something individually that can win us a game sakla
We just need to tone it down a bit on me coming back in sakla
”More aboutPA ReadyBen StokesEnglandSouth AfricaMumbaiAfghanistanBBC1/1Ben Stokes says he is ready to make England return in crunch South Africa clashBen Stokes says he is ready to make England return in crunch South Africa clashEngland could welcome back talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes (Joe Giddens/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today sakla
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Afghanistan beat Pakistan in an ODI for the first time in their history with a stunning eight-wicket win at the Cricket World Cup sakla
Jonathan Trott’s side were dominant, with Ibrahim Zadran hitting a match-winning 87 off 113 balls and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65) and Rahmat Shah (77) backing him up sakla
Chasing 283 to win, they raced to 286 for two with six balls to spare after Pakistan had won the toss and chosen to bat sakla
The result in Chennai pushed defending champions England to the bottom of the group sakla
It is Afghanistan’s second shock of the tournament after they beat England by 69 runs last week sakla
Defeat also piled on the misery for Pakistan, who have been forced to deny a rift in the squad during the competition in India sakla
A statement read: “The Pakistan Cricket Board strongly denies recent speculations about any internal discord in the national cricket team currently participating in the ICC World Cup 2023 sakla
“Contrary to rumours circulated by a certain section of the media, the PCB unequivocally assures that the team is cohesive and there is no evidence to support these unsubstantiated claims sakla
“The PCB is disappointed by the dissemination of this false news and emphasises the importance of upholding journalistic ethics before spreading such allegations sakla
”Captain Babar Azam top-scored for Pakistan with 74 and Abdullah Shafique hit 58 but they struggled against the Afghanistan spin sakla
Spinner Noor Ahmad starred, taking three for 49 including the wickets of Shafique and Azam, while Naveen-ul-Haq claimed two for 52 sakla
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