After all-rounder’s World Cup heartbreak,Durham’s captain is confident Stokes will return to the County Championship stronger than ever against MiddlesexFrom the 60000-strong baying crowd at Eden Gardens to the more tranquil and familiar environment of Chester-le-Street, Ben Stokes returns for Durham on Sunday for his first outing since Carlos Brathwaite heaved four mighty sixes into Kolkata’s night sky to secure West Indies’ World Twenty20 win against England.
Stokes has been rested since that fateful final over three weeks ago, and which left him sitting on his haunches and feeling like his “whole world had come down”,but will now strap on the bowling boots once more as Middlesex pitch up for this third round of fixtures in the County Championship.
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Source: theguardian.com