Ben Stokes on turning into England captain: To say I wasn’t anticipating it will be an enormous understatement

Ben Stokes was chosen as captain of a completely new England squad after Eoin Morgan’s group was pressured to enter isolation. Ben Stokes captained the England Test group final yr. (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSStokes was named captain after Morgan and the remainder of the England group had been pressured to enter quarantineStokes mentioned that the final time he was captain of a white ball group was throughout a warm-up recreation within the IPLThe ODI sequence towards Pakistan begins on July 8Ben Stokes admitted that Eoin Morgan’s footwear are “unbelievably big to fill” and that it will be an understatement to say that he was not anticipating to be England’s captain of their white ball sequence towards Pakistan.

Stokes, who was initially not chosen for the ODI sequence towards Pakistan and was unsure for the following T20I sequence, was named captain of a completely new ODI squad after seven members of the unique squad examined optimistic for Covid-19.”Well, that escalated quickly! To say that I wasn’t expecting to be leading England out in a one day match in Cardiff this week would be a huge understatement. But here we are, and duty calls,” Stokes wrote in his column for The Mirror.”I only packed clothes for three days away from home, so there will need to be a bit of extra washing done, although I hadn’t actually received any of my new England one day kit yet so that should all be waiting for me, I hope,” he mentioned.Stokes had captained the England Test group final yr within the absence of Joe Root and mentioned that the final time he captained a white ball group was throughout a warm-up recreation forward of the Indian Premier League.”The last time I captained a white ball side was in an IPL warm up game. So this will be new for me too, but my experience as a player should get me through, even if Morgs’ (Eoin Morgan) shoes are unbelievably big to fill!” mentioned Stokes.The 30-year-old all-rounder mentioned that it’s superb how shortly a brand new group was put collectively.”I’m not sure how many countries could lose this many players and still have such quality to choose from at such short notice. We are lucky to have the strength in depth that we have in white ball cricket, and this is just a fantastic opportunity for these players to show what they can do,” mentioned Stokes.”You have to be able to adapt at this level and that is what has been going on over the last 24 hours off the field. It has been amazing how quickly things have been put in place since I got the call late on Monday night,” he mentioned.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.