England Test skipper Ben Stokes opened up about main the facet in Tests and stated that it was a possibility that he could not flip down. After registering a 28-run victory towards India within the first Test on the again of Ollie Pope’s 196 and a seven-wicket haul from debutant Tom Hartley, England will look to guide the collection 2-0 once they tackle hosts within the second match on Friday at Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. In the opening match, the southpaw performed a knock of 70 runs within the first innings. The all-rounder asserted that he by no means aspired to guide the England facet within the longest format of the sport. He stated that this can be a function he has loved.

“It’s something I never had any aspirations to do or really thought about too much, to be honest. I never really had too much responsibility around captaining or anything, either in age-group cricket or any other level. I had a little taste of it with the Durham Academy. This opportunity presented itself to me and it was something I couldn’t turn down. It’s a role I’ve grown into, it’s a role that I’ve really enjoyed,” Stokes informed JioCinema.

“I love everything that comes with it, the responsibility of looking after people from different types of angles. Whether it be out in the field or away from the field. Understanding different individuals and personalities, because in a team sport, you’ve got a lot of people and not everyone is the same. That’s helped me mature as a person. Just really enjoying the responsibility of driving something forward,” the left-hand batter added.

He additionally talked in regards to the ‘Bazball’ strategy which the crew has adopted after the arrival of former New Zealand skipper, Brendon McCullum as the pinnacle coach of the nationwide crew in Tests. He stated that the phrase ‘Bazball’ is created by the media.

“It’s a phrase that was created by the media. Something that we try and stay away from. It just came from what we have managed to do over the last two years and how we’ve played. We don’t necessarily like it, Baz hates it! Whenever that word pops up, we just try to say that’s how England plays Test cricket,” Stokes concluded.