Stokes was born in Christchurch, New Zealand to Deb Stokes and Gerard Stokes also known as Ged. He has a half-brother and a half-sister.

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Michael Owen is the last English footballer to win the Ballon d’Or and one of only six British players to claim the prestigious award alongside Kevin Keegan, George Best, Sir Bobby Charlton, Dennis Law and Sir Stanley Matthews. REBOOT chronicles the life of one of the most talented footballers of the modern era, in a career that has always divided opinion. It is a brutally honest book that attempts to put the record straight on a number of contentious events linked to the Strikers career.Berry, Scyld; Bagchi, Rob; Wilcox, Greg (8 July 2021). "England brush aside Pakistan with clinical win after Covid chaos of past few days". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022 . Retrieved 9 July 2021. Ben Stokes and Alex Hales charged with bringing game into disrepute". BBC Sport. 18 September 2018 . Retrieved 18 September 2018.

Then, in the West Indies series in 2022, Stokes scored a century. After the West Indies series, Joe Root gave up his captaincy role, and Stokes was appointed as the new Test captain of England. In his first Test series as captain, Stokes won the series and scored a couple of half-centuries.It's the same with success and failure. There's always the momentum thing, but you just have to put whatever happened in the past behind you." 2019 New Zealand [ edit ] Irving, Jonathan (26 September 2019). "Ben Stokes to be made Freeman of Allerdale". Allerdale Borough Council . Retrieved 4 July 2022. The Story Of Ben Stokes' First Great Test Match". Wisden. 11 October 2020 . Retrieved 23 March 2021.

Ben Stokes: England all-rounder to retire from one-day internationals". bbc.co.uk. 18 July 2022 . Retrieved 19 July 2022. A month later at Lord’s Ben scored a first innings 92 vs. New Zealand. Second time around, he blasted the second fastest century made by an England player taking just 85 balls to reach 100. Stokes' first Test as permanent England captain will be against world champions New Zealand at Lord's on 2 June.Ben Stokes smashes record 17 sixes as he makes 161 for Durham on his County Championship return". Sky Sports . Retrieved 15 May 2022. I find sometimes people are a bit nervous to go into the detail about that kind of stuff with me. It's perceived you can't feel a certain way – that's a sign of weakness to show that you are not mentally feeling great. People think they can't ask people who have struggled. No. It's fine. I'll happily tell you as much as I possibly can. Ben Stokes with Joe Root after England had beaten New Zealand in a memorable World Cup final at Lord’s. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images In 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Final, Stokes scored an unbeaten 52* runs which helped England to win the World Cup by defeating Pakistan. [90] 2022 Pakistan [ edit ]