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Matt Fitzpatrick and Ronnie O’Sullivan were also celebrating but Kamila Valieva’s Winter Olympics ordeal left a sour taste in the mouth.

This year has posed some probing questions for world cricket. In some ways, the last few days of the year have mirrored them as clearly as the rest of the year. 

Ben Stokes — who has helped to revitalise Test cricket with England's "Baz-ball" — takes aim at endless limited-overs series and competitions that, he feels, are sidelining Tests, highlighting a recent England-Australia series he says "meant nothing".

Ben Stokes led England to an historic whitewash victory in Pakistan with his side playing the entertaining 'Bazball' style of cricket just weeks after being part of the T-20 World Cup winning squad

Ben Stokes took over the England Test captaincy in 2022, and the 'Bazball' tactics inspired a run of nine wins in 10 matches, including a series whitewash in Pakistan

Stokes retired from one-day internationals this summer because of the increasing demands on players

Every year, IPL franchises break the bank to bag the most sought-after players who they believe will make a difference to their fortunes. But teams who get the most expensive player of the auction might want to pause before uncorking the bubbly.

LONDON: Cricket bat and pad exports from the UK to India could be in line for a big boost if a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries gets finalised, the UK government has said.

Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum have completely transformed England's Test team this year off the back of a record-breakingly bad 2021, removing the fear of failure and encouraging a more positive and aggressive approach

NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) spent the third highest amount for a single player at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction on Friday when they bought England's high-profile all-rounder Ben Stokes for Rs 16.25 crore. And if expert opinion is to be believed, it's a move to pass on…

KOCHI: It was touted as a mini-IPL auction but as reported by TOI on Friday, two young allrounders expectedly fetched the mega bucks here on Friday.