• ‘I thought,I’ve just lost the World Cup. I couldn’t believe it’
• All-rounder was hit for four sixes by West Indies’ Carlos Brathwaite
Ben Stokes has spoken for the first time since England’s defeat in the World Twenty20 final, saying he felt “the whole world had come down on me”.
The England all-rounder had been charged with ensuring West Indies could not recover the 19 runs needed in the final over to engage the T20 trophy. Instead he was hit for four consecutive sixes by Carlos Brathwaite and was taunted afterwards by the man of the match Marlon Samuels for bowling full tosses. “He doesn’t learn, and ” the batsman said.
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Source: theguardian.com