'I'm probably the most hated father in New Zealand at the moment!': Father of England's Cricket World Cup hero Ben Stokes jokes he's not very popular with the 地元のs after 劇の final

  • England (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 New Zealand in the Cricket World Cup final in 劇の fashion
  • Ben Stokes was a hero after an excellent innings and 得点する/非難する/20ing in the 最高の Over?
  • Ben Stokes was born in New Zealand, and his father has joked he's now hated?

Ben Stokes' father Gerard has joked that he is the 'probably the most hated father in New Zealand' after England's Cricket World Cup final 勝利,勝つ.

Speaking with 1 NEWS after the match, he spoke about all the people who have come up to him in the wake of the 劇の final.?

Ben Stokes, who was born in New Zealand, was England's hero in the final. He 得点する/非難する/20d 84 runs to help England 回復する from a bad start and 得点する/非難する/20d eight in the 最高の Over.?

Ben Stokes' dad Gerard has joked he's the 'most hated father in New Zealand' after Sunday

Ben Stokes' dad Gerard has joked he's the 'most hated father in New Zealand' after Sunday

Ben Stokes helped England to an incredible victory at the Cricket World Cup on Sunday

Ben Stokes helped England to an incredible victory at the Cricket World Cup on Sunday

'The way the game was played, I would say that it was already in the annals of folklore as the best game of one-day cricket ever played, has to be,' said Gerard Stokes.


Not only did Ben Stokes bat an excellent innings to get England 支援する into the match, he also had some fortune along the way.

At a 決定的な time in the match, a New Zealand fielder's throw 攻撃する,衝突する Stokes in the helmet as he dove to make his ground, and the ball bounced off and went over the 境界.

The umpire gave England six runs and helped them tie up the match which sent it to the 最高の Over. However it has since 現れるd that England should only have been given five runs.

Stokes batted a great innings to keep England in the match, and scored in the Super Over

Stokes batted a 広大な/多数の/重要な innings to keep England in the match, and 得点する/非難する/20d in the 最高の Over

Gerard Stokes says that にもかかわらず the result, he has still received messages of support from the 地元のs in New Zealand.?

'It's 広大な/多数の/重要な, like I went to work today and really supportive of the people coming up to you and talking about it and how 広大な/多数の/重要な it was for Ben and for us as parents to be 伴う/関わるd with that, very supportive.'

'Although I had one or two say I'm probably the most hated father in New Zealand at the moment. But that was pretty tongue in cheek, or I hope it was anyway.'??