Ben Stokes nominated for New Zealander of the Year
The hero of the ICC Cricket World cup 2019 final, Ben Stokes, has now been nominated for the New Zealander of the Year award. It is to be noted here that Stokes’ brilliant display of batting broke many a hearts in New Zealand. However, given Ben Stokes’ New Zealand connection, he has been nominated for the award. It was Ben’s innings which helped force the match into a super over where they somehow managed to emerge as the champions by virtue of hitting more boundaries than New Zealand. Born in New Zealand Interestingly, England’s World Cup final hero, was born in New Zealand. Many New Zealanders often talk about Stokes as their own as he was born in their country. Even Kane Williamson has also been nominated for the award. It is to be noted here that Ben Stokes could also be awarded knighthood as the British Prime Ministerial candidates have answered in affirmation when asked if they would consider giving Ben Stokes ‘knighthood.’
England lifted their maiden title In the finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 final on 14 July, Kane Williamson won the toss and opted to bat first. New Zealand managed 241 runs on the board. In response, England too scored 241 as the scores ended in a tie. As a result, the match was taken to a super over where again both teams scored 15 runs each. Eventually, England were crowned champions on the basis of their superior boundary count. Despite scoring equal number of runs and not being able to lift the Cup was a disappointing feat for many Kiwi players. Martin Guptill was spotted crying on the field. However, Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson after little moments of shock and disbelief showed great composure, maturity and responsibility. He even donned a smile post the match in the press conference and at the post match ceremony. Seeing Kane’s this avatar, many social media users could not help but salute Kane Williamson.
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