Former England cricketer Michael Atherton felt that Ben Stokes shouldn’t be regarded as a long-term captaincy potential immediately. Stokes was not too long ago appointed as England’s Check captain after Joe Root stepped down from the function final month after the England Check group’s dismal run of late. The all-rounder had turn into the 81st Check captain of England and he has the expertise of captaining the limited-overs facet up to now on a number of events.
Nevertheless, loads of consultants have already felt that all-rounders have historically not had the perfect success relating to captaincy. Stokes has been one of many constant performers for England alongside Joe Root and he has already amassed 5061 runs in 79 Exams at a mean of 35.89. He has performed some match-winning knocks for the facet in essential instances together with the Headingley Check in Ashes 2019 the place he single-handedly received the Check for his facet with an unbeaten 135.
Let him give the job for a brief time period: Michael Atherton
Atherton famous that Stokes must be confined to doing the management duties for a brief time period and shouldn’t be a long-term funding as it might probably hamper his performances as a participant. He added that it is likely one of the hardest jobs to steer England in Exams and hoped that Stokes can flip his starvation to win angle into one thing extraordinary for England. Atherton himself has led England in 54 Exams between 1993 and 2001.
“It will be a mistake to think about Stokes as essentially a long-term choose. Having seen the best way the job wears down even the hardest and flintiest of characters, there isn’t a want for a similar to occur to Stokes,” Atherton wrote in his column for The Instances, as quoted by Mirror.co.uk.
“Let him give the job his all for a brief time period, hoping to assist remodel attitudes and method, after which step away whereas he has extra to offer as a participant,” he added.
