Twitter reacts to Ben Stokes running to long-off to save boundary despite being the bowler

07/20/2020

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Ben Stokes is superhuman. Repeat after me, Ben Stokes is superhuman. If he’s not, how would you justify what he just did? After bowling a gruelling seven-over spell full of effort balls, Stokes, after being hit down the ground, ran all the way to long-off all by himself to try and prevent a four.

Every time you watch him, Ben Stokes does something inhuman and supernatural that normal human beings simply cannot even think of replicating, let alone try. We’ve been so spoiled by Ben Stokes the batsman that the achievements of Ben Stokes the bowler and Ben Stokes the fielder often goes either unnoticed or under-appreciated. And today at Old Trafford, moments before tea, Stokes turned into a superhuman for a good few seconds to prove his commitment and leave the viewers astonished.

On the first ball of the 42nd over, with Jermaine Blackwood and Shamarh Brooks in the middle of a fine 100-run partnership, Stokes, tireless as ever, ran in to execute the ‘around-the-wicket, aimed at the body’ tactic that he’d been using for the preceding six overs of his spell. This time around, though, he got his line wrong and this enabled the batsman, Blackwood, to punch the ball down the ground. The field set-up meant that there were no fielders in front of square and thus the ball looked like it was headed towards the long-off boundary; especially without any protection down there.

However, realizing that he had no fielders past the non-striker to stop the ball from going to the boundary, Stokes, who was bowling his eighth straight over, astonishingly decided to put on his running shoes and chase the ball all the way to the long-off boundary. Eventually, he got to the boundary line, put in a desperate dive and even kept the ball in play, but much to his dismay, his efforts went in vain as the batsmen ran four runs. But regardless of the outcome, it was one hell of an effort from the man who seems to be, with every passing day, pushing the ‘ridiculousness’ bar.

Ben Stokes:

1) Crucial knock in WC games

2) Crucial knock in WC final

3) Took brilliant catch in WC

4) Took crucial wickets in WC

5) Unbelievable innings in Ashes

6) Captained 1st Test vs WI

7) Scored century in 300 balls

8) Took a wicket

9) Scored quick fifty as opener pic.twitter.com/yReAyy8DWo
— Arshad Shaik (@ArshadShaik003) July 20, 2020

One man army!😂

Ben Stokes😂😂 pic.twitter.com/WzQQu8UaWc
— faceplatter49 (@faceplatter49) July 20, 2020

Perfect all-rounder 🤩

#Benstokes the BEST all-rounder at present..🤩

Batting

Bowling

Fielding

Special commitment ❣️ on field impeccable@benstokes38 @irbishi @bhogleharsha @sachin_rt @alanwilkins22 @nassercricket @SonySportsIndia #ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/MkB4sCIsvy
— Shashidhar Dursety (@Dursety) July 20, 2020

MVP!

Ben Stokes is the most valuable cricket player in the World at the moment.

Batting, bowling and fielding top notch in all three formats. @benstokes38 @MichaelVaughan @bhogleharsha #ENGvWI
— Prateek Paharia 🏏🇮🇳 (@PrateekSpeakes) July 20, 2020

175 in the first innings, 78 in the second innings, breaks a 100 run partnership, fielding on the boundary while he’s bowling. Ridiculous Ben Stokes performance again here
— Matt (@Matt_Walker96) July 20, 2020

Hahaha!

Ben Stokes...

That’s ridiculous fielding
— The Pinch Hitter (@LePinchHitter) July 20, 2020

YYYEEESSS!

Ben stokes is mixture of modern ABD in batting, kallis in bowling, Rhodes in fielding and virat kohli in aggression.

Playing yet again match winning game after last year's Headingly heroics #ENGvWI
— Ketamine (@15__blade) July 20, 2020

Most ridiculous thing ever to watch!🤣🤣