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Stokes Named ICC Player of the Year After Landmark 2019 ‘This Award Is Testament to My Team-Mates and the Support Staff’ 26 Sports Thursday, January 16, 2020 Stokes named ICC player of the year after landmark 2019 ‘This award is testament to my team-mates and the support staff’ DUBAI: Ben Stokes was yesterday named the man of the match performance in the second Test victo- International Cricket Council player of the year, cap- ry over South Africa last week, said the strong bonds ping an unforgettable 2019 for the swashbuckling between the players can lead to further success. England all-rounder that included a match-winning “There is an incredible bond between team-mates knock at the World Cup. and to savour our achievements, whether that’s winning Stokes won the coveted Sir Garfield Sobers trophy the World Cup final at Lord’s or digging deep to win a — voted for by a panel of media representatives and Test match against Australia at Headingley,” said former players — thanks to an unbeaten 84 in a dra- Stokes. matic final against New Zealand in July followed by a “It is satisfying you can accomplish these superb brilliant 135 not out to win the third Ashes Test against highs together. “The last 12 months have been the best Australia six weeks later. in my career, and I believe what we attained will be the Stokes, 28, said it was a huge honour for any crick- catalyst to achieve further success over the next few eter to receive such an award. “To be recognised and years.” Indian opener Rohit Sharma was named the be the person to win that (award) it’s pretty amazing,” ODI cricketer of the year while captain Virat Kohli he said in a video statement. During the voting period, bagged the Spirit of Cricket award for his gesture to Stokes aggregated 719 runs and bagged 12 wickets in stop fans from booing Australia’s Steve Smith during a 20 ODIs. He also scored 821 runs and took 22 wickets World Cup match. in 11 Tests. Smith was returning to international cricket from a However, the New Zealand-born star said his award one-year suspension for changing the condition of the was not solely for him as an individual. “The past 12 ball. “I’m surprised that I have got it, after many years months have been incredible for England cricket and to of being under the scanner for the wrong things,” Kohli lift the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup for the first time said in a statement put out by ICC. was our greatest achievement,” said Stokes. “That moment was purely understanding an individ- “This award is testament to my team-mates and the ual’s situation. I don’t think a guy who is coming out of support staff that have been there every step of the a situation like that needs to be taken advantage of.” way. “Fundamentally, without the support of these indi- Kohli was also named captain of both the ICC Test and viduals, we would never have achieved our objective of ODI teams of the year. lifting a major trophy.” In other major awards, Australia fast bowler Pat CAPE TOWN: File photo shows England’s Ben Stokes (R) plays a shot as South Africa’s Quinton de Kock (C) and Cummins was named the Test player of the year and South Africa’s captain Faf du Plessis (L) looks on during the fourth day of the second Test. Stokes was yester- ‘UNDER THE SCANNER’ teammate Marnus Labuschagne was declared emerging day named the ICC player of the year. — AFP Stokes, who carried his form into this year with a cricketer of the year. — AFP “Does anybody keep himself away from playing for Will he, won’t he? India for that long? That is the question and therein lies the answer.” Dhoni quit Test cricket in 2014 and nation- al coach Ravi Shastri said he would likely soon quit S Africa looking Guessing game one-day internationals, but his imminent return to the Indian Premier League with the Chennai Super Kings on Dhoni’s future could mean his international swansong is yet to come. for change of “I have had a conversation with MS and that is between us... in all probability, he will finish one-day fortune in third NEW DELHI: Former India captain Mahendra Singh cricket,” Shastri told Indian television. “At his age, Dhoni’s illustrious career is nearing its end, but his probably the only format he’ll want to play is T20 crick- cryptic comments and long absences from the pitch et which means he’ll have to start playing again, get Test against England have kept fans guessing how he plans to walk away. back into the groove because he’s going to play in the The 38-year-old warhorse serves as an honorary IPL and see how his body reacts.” PORT ELIZABETH: South African captain Faf du lieutenant colonel in his army reserve regiment and For cricket-obsessed India, Dhoni’s international Plessis returns to one of his most productive venues, spent part of last year in strife-torn Kashmir — missing retirement will be a moment to rival the departure of seeking a change of form and fortune in the third Test an ODI tour of the West Indies. batting icon Sachin Tendulkar, who was similarly coy against England, starting at St George’s Park today. He has now not appeared for club or country in about his plans in the lead-up to his farewell Test in In six Tests at the ground where South Africa played more than six months, since New Zealand beat India in 2013. Shastri recently sent Indian social media users their first Test match, against England in 1888/89, Du the World Cup semi-final, and he was left out of the abuzz after saying that the constant speculation about Plessis has scored 509 runs at an average of 72.71, three-match one-day international series against Dhoni’s retirement “feels like a break-up... you know it’s including two of his nine career Test centuries. Australia which began on Tuesday. coming and it’s imminent but just don’t want to face (it)”. With the four-match World Test Championship Dhoni hinted late last year he would not reveal his In the cricketer’s absence, Indian selectors have backed series tied at 1-1, runs will be handy for the South plans until this month, but that hasn’t stopped constant new talent such as Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson for Mahendra Singh Dhoni African captain after a highest score of 29 in his questions about his sabbatical at team press confer- the wicketkeeper-batsman’s role in T20. Both have yet most recent seven Test innings - as will some luck ences. With India’s demanding fanbase setting their to convince. Dhoni led India to the inaugural T20 world with the toss. sights on a Twenty20 World Cup win in Australia later title in 2007. He hit a six to seal the 2011 World Cup final Kohli reached that mark in 196 innings, while Dhoni “That’s a record-breaking five (losses) in a row,” Du this year, speculation over Dhoni’s participation has victory and his status as a national hero. He has amassed made his figure from 324. But there seems to be little Plessis wryly noted when England’s Joe Root called whipped up feverish discussion. 10,773 runs from 350 ODIs, but his form dipped notice- appetite among national cricket authorities to bring the correctly before the second Test in Cape Town last “The question that needs to be asked is of MSD ably at last year’s World Cup. Stellar performances from issue of Dhoni’s retirement to a head. India’s new crick- week. Root went into the second Test under some pres- himself,” said batting great Sunil Gavaskar last week- the likes of Kohli, who passed 11,000 runs while India et chief Sourav Ganguly promised last year that seniors sure but England squared the series with a 189-run win end, suggesting that the wicketkeeper-batsman’s long captain against Sri Lanka on Saturday, have started to like Dhoni will be respected and that the country’s and he had a good match as batsman, scoring 35 and absence had already settled the matter. eclipse the Dhoni legend. champions “don’t finish quickly”. — AFP 61, and as captain. Now there is pressure on Du Plessis, albeit primarily from the public through social media. His place as captain and batsman is under no serious threat but his recent performances have been com- Japan badminton pared to those of Temba Bavuma, who was dropped after averaging below 20 in 2019 - even though Du king Momota Plessis was the country’s second-highest run-scorer behind Quinton de Kock last year. What is beyond dispute is that South Africa need arrives home better performances from Zubayr Hamza and Du Plessis in the key number three and four batting posi- TOKYO: Badminton world number one Kento Momota tions. Hamza has scored 66 runs in four innings and Du arrived in Japan yesterday after being released from a Plessis 69. Du Plessis will also want to shore up his Malaysian hospital following a car crash that killed his ratio of wins against losses as captain. driver and left him with minor injuries. When South Africa completed a series win against The 25-year-old Japanese, who walked past waiting Australia two years ago they had won 15 and lost five journalists without making a statement, faces two of 23 Tests under his leadership. months out after suffering cuts to his face and multiple Since then, several leading players have left the bruises when the vehicle carrying him to Kuala Lumpur stage and the Proteas have just three wins to set International Airport crashed in the early hours of against eight defeats.
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