The 31-year-old, who captained England to 9 wins off 10 Tests within the yr, was pivotal to the crew’s success with the bat in addition to ball. He scored 870 runs at a median of 36.25, whereas additionally choosing 26 wickets at a median of 31.19.

Stokes took over as England captain after a dismal begin to the yr for the purple ball aspect and below his captaincy and with Brendon McCullum because the Test coach, England took to a extra aggressive and going for the win strategy in Tests, coined after the latter as ‘Bazball’.

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England’s inspirational captain is the recipient of the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year 2022 Award 🏅#ICCAwards

— ICC (@ICC) January 26, 2023

Under his regime, England thrashed New Zealand and South Africa at house, hammered India in a one-off Test in Southampton earlier than travelling to Pakistan and successful the three-match collection.

England’s scoring fee of 4.13 throughout 15 Tests in 2022 was the second highest in historical past and probably the most since Australia in 1910. Those stats embody the away defeat to West Indies and the tip of the Ashes loss below Joe Root. In the matches during which Stokes led England, the crew struck at a game-changing 4.77 per over.

Stokes was additionally named captain of the 2022 ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year.