T20 World Cup 2022: Ben Stokes reveals how champions England revived after getting stunned by Ireland

Stokes
–
who
was
instrumental
in
England’s
maiden
ODI
World
Cup
win
in
2019
against
New
Zealand
at
the
Lord’s
–
smashed
a
match-winning
52
in
the
tricky
run
chase
as
Jos
Buttler-led
side
created
history
Down
Under.

Having
once
again
played
a
crucial
role
in
England’s
title
triumph,
Stokes
is
receiving
praise
from
all
quarters
for
his
gritty
knock.
He
walked
into
the
middle
under
tremendous
pressure
but
steadied
the
ship
for
England
with
his
sheath
anchor’s
knock
first
and
later
took
on
the
offensive.

The
cricketing
fraternity,
as
well
as
fans,
lauded
the
champion
all-rounder
for
showing
his
big
match
prowess.
As
England
suffered
a
defeat
at
the
hands
of
Ireland
in
the
Super
12
stage,
the
naysayers
started
counting
them
off
and
Stokes
admitted
that
the
shock
defeat
against
their
neighbours
did
hurt,
but
the
players
moved
on
quickly
from
that
little
blip
and
started
focussing
on
the
road
ahead.

“With
that
(defeat
to
Ireland)
being
so
early
in
the
competition
we
obviously
had
to
address
it,
say
what
had
to
be
said
and
then
let
it
go,”
Stokes
said.

“In
tournaments
like
these
you
can’t
carry
baggage
with
you,
that
was
a
little
blip
on
the
way,
credit
to
Ireland
for
turning
up
and
beating
us,
but
the
best
teams
learn
from
their
mistakes
and
not
let
it
affect
them,”
said
Stokes.

England
skipper
Jos
Buttler,
who
was
appointed
the
limited-overs
captain
earlier
this
year,
was
all
praise
for
his
team
which
has
set
the
benchmark
in
limited-overs
cricket.

“To
win
the
T20
World
Cup
now,
immensely
proud
of
everyone
here.
It
has
been
a
long
journey
and
few
changes
but
we
are
reaping
the
rewards
of
how
we
have
played
in
the
last
few
years.

“It’s
been
a
fantastic
tournament.
We
went
to
Pakistan
before
coming
here,
which
was
a
valuable
time
for
the
group
and
this
felt
a
long
way
after
the
Ireland
match
but
the
character
we
showed
from
thereon
in
must-win
games
is
amazing.

“He
(coach
Matty
Motts)
has
fitted
in
really
well.
We
have
got
a
few
Australians
in
the
coaching
staff
with
us
in
this
tournament
and
he
has
led
the
coaching
staff
really
well,
gives
the
players
great
freedom.”

(With
PTI
inputs)