‘I played a bit like John Terry in IPL 2023,’ Ben Stokes on CSK victory

England team captain Ben Stokes believes that he played the ‘John Terry role’ in his IPL team CSK’s victory this season.
Stoke referred to Chelsea legend ‘John Terry’ who famously lifted the Champions League trophy in 2012 dressed in his Chelsea kit despite missing the final against Bayern Munich through suspension. Stokes, during press commitments at Lord’s, discussed his role in his team’s victory in the IPL. He said, “I played a little bit of a John Terry role in winning the IPL” Stokes joined the CSK franchise for INR 16.25 crore but played only two matches due to a toe injury. Stokes last appeared in April against the Lucknow Super Giants. He was back in the UK and watched the inspiring victory of his team against the Gujarat Titans on his phone in the bar of the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington.
The English team is staying at the hotel for their one-off match against Ireland. Stokes has limited his bowling between Tests as he believes that he has a finite number of overs left in his career. “Before I didn’t have to worry about that, I could just bowl and bowl and bowl and turn up pretty fresh.