Ben Stokes had an excellent motive for not displaying as much as the BBC Sports activities Character of the 12 months awards, after coming back from Pakistan on Wednesday morning with a abdomen bug.
The England cricket star completed second within the Sports activities Character of the 12 months as Lionesses’ hero Beth Mead picked up the primary prize of the night.
Shortly earlier than the present started, his spouse Clare posted an image of him asleep on the couch with a blanket over him.
Ben Stokes did not flip as much as the BBC Sports activities Character of the 12 months awards on Wednesday
Stokes had motive for not displaying up as he returned from Pakistan with an sickness
She captioned the Instagram put up: ‘All prepared for #spoty right here! Besides Stokesy has come dwelling with a abdomen bug.’
Stokes, who returned dwelling on the again of England’s historic 3-0 whitewash in opposition to Pakistan, was in a position to get up in time for a video interview with Gary Lineker.
He mentioned: ‘It has been a tremendous three months. Pakistan was simply one other development for our Take a look at staff. Hopefully this Take a look at staff goes to maintain striving to interrupt information and preserve individuals watching Take a look at match cricket.
Ben Stokes awoke in time from his nap for his interview with host Gary Lineker
Stokes in the end completed second to Mead who was named BBC Sports activities Character of the 12 months
‘It was a chance for me to alter one thing and make gamers suppose they had been enjoying for one thing a bit completely different and take the strain off their shoulders. To let individuals exit with full freedom and never have to consider failure.
‘Publicly popping out and talking concerning the scenario I discovered myself in, I do know that has helped lots of people. I take actual satisfaction in that. If you undergo unhealthy instances it makes the great instances even higher.’
Stokes stayed awake till the top of the present the place he was introduced as second place behind Mead.
Stokes returned to England on Wednesday morning after their whitewash win over Pakistan
After the present got here to an finish, his spouse Clare posted one other image of Stokes again asleep, writing: ‘All an excessive amount of pleasure for Stokesy.’
It has been a giant 12 months for England’s Take a look at cricket captain, even earlier than they grew to become the primary visiting aspect to whitewash Pakistan. Since he was given the function as captain, England have received 9 out of ten Assessments.
He was additionally a part of the England staff that received the T20 World Cup in November and scored the successful runs within the last.
