The former Aussie spinner and current Rajasthan Royals mentor calls Samuels an ordinary cricketer after the West Indies batsman made derogatory remarks on Ben Stokes's wife.
Ben Stokes slammed a terrific century against Mumbai Indians on Sunday to steer Rajasthan Royals to an 8-wicket win.
Ben Stokes' father is currently undergoing treatment for brain cancer and the all-rounder had only arrived at the RR camp earlier this month from his home in New Zealand.
Batting great Sachin Tendulkar lavished praise on Ben Stokes for his match-winning century against Mumbai Indians.
Rajasthan rode on a blistering 107 by Stokes and an equally aggressive 54 by Samson to overhaul the 196-run target with 10 balls to spare.
Chasing a massive target of 196, Ben Stokes slammed unbeaten 107 off 60 balls to power Rajasthan Royals to a comfortable 8-wicket win over Mumbai Indians.
Even amid the criticisms, the Royals persisted with Stokes and he eventually returned a figure which a struggling Rajasthan were in dire need of.
In five IPL matches that he opened this season, he has scored 110 runs in 103 balls and is yet to score a six. And his strike rate of 106.79 is the least among all batters who have faced more than 100 balls this season.
Stokes isn't bowling much; his eight overs failing to produce a wicket and costing dear. With the bat, he has made just 110 runs at an average of 22 in the five matches.
Stokes, who joined the IPL late as he was with his ailing father in New Zealand, tried a few big shots on Thursday and almost got out once.
On Monday evening, Chahal returned with brilliant figures of 1/12 from his four overs and played a crucial role in RCB's emphatic 82-run win over KKR at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Rajasthan Royals have brought in Ben Stokes in a desperate move to change their spiraling fate.
KKR batting order has been a guessing game for many with new coach Brendon McCullum insisting on left-hand right-hand combinations at all time, resulting in the reshuffling of the batting line-up
After spending five weeks with his family, Stokes, who is contracted with Rajasthan Royals, has landed in the UAE and is currently in quarantine.
The RR skipper reveals if their star English all-rounder will be out of quarantine for team’s next match against Delhi Capitals this Saturday.
Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Ben Stokes has landed in UAE to join the side for IPL 2020.
Ben Stokes has flown for the United Arab Emirates as he prepares to join the Rajasthan Royals squad in IPL 2020.
It however remains to be seen whether Stokes will be available for the IPL season in UAE.
Stokes had left for Christchurch last month during the Test series against Pakistan after his father, a former All Blacks International, was diagnosed with brain cancer.
Sam Billings scored his maiden ODI century, hitting 118 in a losing cause in the first match against Australia on Friday.
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