The game of cricket is all about class and consistency. With consistency, you make runs for the team and see them winning while with Class, you make people get your fans. Ultimately, it all boils down to the consistency, which is must for a player to survive in International cricket. But, there are few players like Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Ben Stokes, who can do things consistently and also with a lot of class.
Meanwhile, one among them, Ben Stokes showered words of praise on Steve Smith and Virat Kohli. He believes that both star players will once again dominate things in the upcoming ICC World Cup 2019.
Virat Kohli, Steve Smith is phenomenal – Ben Stokes
Steve Smith has returned to the game of cricket in the International arena after the conclusion of the ban period of 12 months. The flamboyant batsman straightaway delivered the goods in the practice games for the team in the recently concluded game against New Zealand side.
On the other hand, Virat Kohli will play at his regular number 3 position. for India, A lot of the team chances to win the game will depend on his consistency in the tournament. Besides that, his captaincy will be the cynosure of the eyes during the course of the tournament.
“They are both phenomenal players and have played quite a bit against both of them. You watch them play and they make the game look a lot easier than others do. So, I am a massive fan of both the players. They have both got their own styles and they are both different in the way they play, but they are both very very effective,” Ben Stokes said.
”You obviously play against guys to win, but at the end of the day you got to look at it from an angle that I love cricket and I love watching both Virat and Steve go about doing their jobs so consistently,” Ben Stokes told IANS.
On being title favourites:
Further, Ben Stokes believes that they have earned the right to be the favourites to win the tournament. He understands that the number 1 team in the ICC ODI chart will certainly head into the game as the favourites to win the tournament.
“I think we have earned the right to be favourites with the cricket that we have played in the last three or four years. Being world no.1 you will always come into the tournament as favourites,” Ben Stokes concluded.
Well, as Ben Stokes said, Steve Smith and Virat Kohli would be looking to stamp their authority on the tournament. Coming to the favourites tag, England is the deserving team to be called as the favourites.