Ben Stokes is an English cricketer who is the captain of England’s Test team. He has participated in T20Is, ODIs, and Tests for England. He plays for Durham in domestic cricket and has made appearances in a number of T20 leagues. He assisted England in winning both the 2022 T20 World Cup and the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
Stokes was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, and spent his early years in England. He batted in the tied Super Over and led England in scoring during the 2019 World Cup final, winning Man of the Match.
In 2019, 2020, and 2022, Stokes was named the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World. He also won the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year and BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2019. He became England’s Test captain in April 2022 and top-scored in the 2022 T20 World Cup final as England won the title.
Ben Stokes Records and Achievements
Ben Stokes has built one of the most decorated careers in modern cricket. He holds the second-fastest Test double hundred and the fastest 250 in Test cricket, reaching 250 in just 196 balls. He struck 11 sixes in a single Test innings, the second most in history, and he has hit the most sixes in a Test career. He became the second England player, after Ian Botham, to achieve both 4,000 Test runs and 100 wickets.
Stokes helped England win both the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup. Stokes received the Freedom of the Borough of Allerdale in 2019, won the 2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year, and was appointed OBE in 2020 for services to cricket. He was named ICC Cricketer of the Year in 2019 and ICC Test Cricketer of the Year in 2022.
Ben Stokes Career Stats
Ben Stokes has scored 7040 runs at an average of 35.37 in Test matches, with 14 hundreds and 35 fifties. He has amassed 3463 runs at an average of 41.22 in One-Day Internationals, with a highest score of 182, five hundreds, and twenty-four fifties. He has 585 runs at a strike rate of 128 and an average of 21.66 in Twenty20 Internationals.
Stokes has taken 235 Test wickets with the ball at an average of 31.14, with best results of 6/22. In ODIs, he has 74 wickets at an average of 42.39, with best figures of 5/61. In T20Is, he has 26 wickets with best figures of 3/26, bowling at an average of 32.92.
| Batting | ||||||
| Format | Inns | Runs | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| Tests | 208 | 7040 | 14 | 35 | 810 | 136 |
| ODIs | 99 | 3463 | 5 | 24 | 282 | 109 |
| T20Is | 36 | 585 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 22 |
| Bowling | ||||||
| Format | Inns | Balls | Wkts | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| Tests | 172 | 13208 | 235 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| ODIs | 88 | 3110 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T20Is | 36 | 612 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Stokes Personal Life
Ben Stokes was born on 4 June 1991 in Christchurch, New Zealand. His father, Gerard Stokes, was a rugby league player and coach, and Stokes has Māori heritage from his mother’s side. He moved to England in 2003 at age 12 when his father became head coach of Workington Town. The family lived in Cockermouth, where Stokes studied at Cockermouth School and played for Cockermouth Cricket Club.
Stokes got engaged to Clare Ratcliffe in 2013 and married her in October 2017 in East Brent, Somerset. They have two children, Layton and Libby. He has a large tattoo of a lion family on his back representing his own family, along with artwork reflecting his Māori Ngāpuhi heritage.
In 2021, Stokes and his mother won damages from The Sun after the newspaper published a story about a family tragedy. In 2025, it was reported that he had given up alcohol and had not consumed it since 2 January.
Ben Stokes Contract
Ben Stokes has signed a new two-year England central contract. This confirms he plans to continue leading the Test side and indicates he intends to play in the 2027 Ashes in England. His annual Test match earnings range between £650,000 and £1 million, which is about INR 7.55 crore to INR 11.62 crore.
Ben Stokes Net Worth
Ben Stokes has an estimated net worth of 10.5 million Pounds in 2024–25. His IPL salary is INR 16.25 crore. Stokes endorses several major brands, including Adidas, Red Bull, Gunn & Moore (GM), London Pilsner, Dream11, and Royal Stag.
FAQs
Q. Will Ben Stokes play in the 2027 World Cup?
A. Stokes has not been confirmed for the 2027 World Cup, but he signed a new two-year England contract that shows he plans to play in the 2027 Ashes series.
Q. How fast is Ben Stokes bowling?
A. Stokes’s recent bowling speed has been around 85 mph (137 kph). His average speed is about 84.2 mph (135.5 kph).
Q. What is Ben Stokes’s record as captain?
A. Stokes has won 13 of his first 18 Tests as captain. His win percentage is 61.11, the highest for an England Test captain in the past 40 years.
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