Ben Stokes, England’s lead allrounder, ensured that he remained unbeaten during the finals of the 20-20 World Cup 2022 on November 13, Sunday, between England and Pakistan and eventually won the match for the team chasing a meagre target of 138.
Scoring an unbeaten 52 off 49 balls, the left-handed batter ensured that the Three Lions crossed the line and created history by becoming the first time to hold the 50-over World Cup and the 20-20 World Cup simultaneously.
Virender Sehwag, the former cricketer from India, compared Stokes’ innings to Virat Kohli’s during the knockouts when the Indian veteran scored a 40-ball 50 and helped India put on a total of 168 runs on the board, which India lost on the back of stupendous knocks from Jos Buttler and Alex Hales.
Virat Kohli’s knock does not have much weight: Virender Sehwag
Saying that Kohli’s knock went in vain, Sehwag said that it would have had more value had India won the game or it came during the chase. Lauding Stokes for remaining unbeaten till the end, the former Indian cricketer highlighted the importance of winning it for the team and the country.
“Ye ankadey unke 49 balls mein 52 agar wo pehle khel rhe hotey to sab criticize kartey. Kyuki situation kay hisaab se khele hai – 52 not out, match jeetaya hai to isliye ye ankadey behtar lag rahe hai. Agar Virat Kohli ki baat karey to 40 balls mein 50 run halkey isliye lag rhe they kyuki India wo match haar gya. (Stokes would have been criticised if he had scored 52 off 49 balls in 1st innings or while not chasing. Because he played as per the situation, his knock is looking good on paper. If we talk about Virat Kohli, his last knock against England doesn’t have much weight because India lost the match),” Sehwag told to Cricbuzz.
“Aur phle batting karkey jeet bhi jata hai koi to wo (knock) crucial bhi to ho jaati na 40-ball mein 50 run. (And the same knock would’ve been deemed a crucial one (40-ball 50) if India had won the match),” said the former India cricketer further.
