Skipper's staggering call on World Cup hero

England skipper Jos Buttler believes Ben Stokes is “in the conversation” erstwhile it comes to considering the nation’s greatest-ever cricketers aft his stunning World Cup effort.

The 31-year-old steered England to a five-wicket triumph implicit Pakistan successful the T20 World Cup decider astatine the MCG with an unbeaten 52 runs from 49 balls.

It follows his match-winning show successful London erstwhile England defeated New Zealand successful the 50-over World Cup successful 2019. Stokes is simply a champion successful each 3 formats of the game.

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Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes observe triumph pursuing the ICC men's T20 World Cup semi last betwixt India and England. (Mark Brake via Getty Images)

“We are immensely fortunate to person him. He is 1 of the large players of English cricket,” Buttler said.

“He is the eventual rival successful thing helium does. [He had] a hellhole of a batch of acquisition to slope connected and helium timed [his innings] perfectly.”

Buttler has lone been England’s skipper for 4 months and performed admirably passim the World Cup.

He acceptable the code for the palmy pursuit of a people of 138 with audacious batting astatine the apical of the bid erstwhile scoring 26 runs from 17 balls.

Ben Stokes celebrates triumph with the T20 World Cup trophy. (Cameron Spencer via Getty Images)

Despite the heroics of Stokes, the wicketkeeper-batter credited his nation’s bowling onslaught for their efforts passim the World Cup.

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam believes his federation fell 20 to 30 runs abbreviated of a people they could support erstwhile restricted to 8-137 by the prime and assortment of England’s bowlers.

Left-arm gait bowler Sam Curran, who took 3-12 from 4 overs, was named some the subordinate of the last and besides the tournament aft taking 13 wickets done the competition.

Sam Curran was awarded some subordinate of the crippled and subordinate of the tournament. (Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Leg spinner Adil Rashid, who finished with 2-22 from 4 overs, besides bowled superbly erstwhile stifling Pakistan successful the mediate stages of their innings.

A jubilant Buttler besides praised manager Matthew Mott, with the Australian completing a uncommon treble with his adopted nation’s triumph implicit Pakistan.

The 49-year-old had antecedently coached Australia’s women to a stunning occurrence implicit India successful the women’s T20 World Cup astatine the MCG successful 2020 earlier accepting the relation with England successful May this year.

With England considered the premier short-form cricket nation, Mott was nether unit to proceed their success. As a effect of their victory, England is the archetypal federation to clasp some World Cups successful tandem.

Buttler said meticulous preparation, which included an distant bid triumph implicit Pakistan starring into the World Cup, built up England’s confidence.

Stokes celebrates aft hitting the winning runs successful the World Cup last against Pakistan (Robert Cianflone via Getty Images)

England’s World Cup hopes hung successful the equilibrium aft a daze nonaccomplishment to Ireland astatine the MCG successful a rain-affected lucifer successful the radical stages, but they held their nervus and rallied strongly.

“This is the icing connected the barroom to triumph the T20 World Cup. [I’m] conscionable immensely proud,” Buttler said.

“Ever since the Ireland game, the mode we showed large quality successful must-win games, we conscionable got amended and better.”

Azam, who made 32 runs from 28 balls erstwhile opening for Pakistan, said the genu wounded that forced Shaheen Shad Afridi from the onslaught proved pivotal to the result.

Shaheen Afridi called it a time 15.1 overs into England's pursuit aft injuring a genu portion taking a apical outfield catch. (Mark Kolbe via Getty Images)

Afridi started brilliantly erstwhile removing English opener Alex Hales successful the archetypal implicit but injured his genu erstwhile catching Harry Brook successful the 13th over, forcing him to question treatment.

On returning to the field, helium was reintroduced into the onslaught with England requiring 41 runs from 5 overs but lasted conscionable 1 shot earlier being forced disconnected again.

Pakistan batter Shan Masood, who top-scored for his federation with 38 runs from 28 balls, said it was a disappointing infinitesimal for his team.

“That was 1 of the events (that mattered) but determination were a batch of different moments that possibly we could person capitalised on,” helium said.

“But yes, astatine the extremity of that important play erstwhile Shaheen (got injured), we could person done with his 2 overs astatine the end.”

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