Ricky Ponting was particularly impressed by Ben Stokes’ performance during the Ashes Test Match 2023.
Ben Stokes’ performance during the 2023 Ashes Test Match piqued Ricky Ponting’s curiosity. The English all-rounder and India’s renowned finisher, MS Dhoni, struck Ricky as having intriguing similarities.
A reliable match-winner for England in all forms, Stokes proved his worth with a brilliant 155-run performance at Lord’s in the second Test, winning him praise from all across the world.
Ben, batting in the middle order or later order like he does, likely finds himself in more match-winning opportunity circumstances than some others may, according to Ricky Ponting, who stated, “I think any international player is under pressure anytime they walk out to play.”
“Maybe someone like a Dhoni, who’s there at the end of a lot of T20 games and finishing games, whereas Ben’s doing it at the end of Test matches,” he continued. “There’s not, probably not many, many players through the history of the game that have found themselves in that sort of role and are there at the end winning games, and especially as a captain.” However, that was his last statement.
