Troubled Stokes still handed ICC recognition

By Jon Couch
HIS year may have been blighted by off-the-field incidents which caused him to miss the Ashes series in Australia, but Ben Stokes’ performances on the field have still been recognised by the game’s governing body.
The England all-rounder has been named in both the ICC Test and ODI Teams of the Year as announced by the International Cricket Council yesterday.
Stokes is joined in the Test team by international teammate James Anderson, but despite leading England’s one-day resurgence in 2017, is the only Englishman to make the cut in the short form of the game.
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