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London: England’s World Cup hero Ben Stokes is likely to be bestowed with knighthood for his sensational performance in the summit clash against New Zealand which helped the hosts claim their maiden title in the ICC’s 50-over showpiece event.
Stokes smashed an unbeaten 84 off 98 balls to help England tie the final match at the Lord’s on Sunday. He then scored 8 in the Super Over which also ended in a tie. England were then adjudged winners on the basis of boundary count. Stokes’ World Cup heroics impressed Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, the two contenders to be the next prime minister of the UK. “I will give dukedoms, whatever – I will go to the maximum, to, what, the Garter King of Arms,” said Johnson, the frontrunner to replace Theresa May as Britain’s PM, during a series of rapid-fire ‘yes or no’ questions at the end of leadership debate hosted by The Sun and talkRADIO. Asked if Stokes deserves knighthood, Johnson said, “Yes is the answer, absolutely.”(PTI)

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