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Ben Stokes posted an emotional tribute on social media for his late father Ged.© Instagram
Ben Stokes‘ father died on Tuesday after an extended battle with mind most cancers. The England all-rounder took to Instagram on Wednesday to script an emotional message for his late father together with {a photograph} of him with a broad smile on his face. “In different places now me and you Ged but knowing you’ll always have this smile on your face make’s me smile every time I think of you,” Stokes captioned the picture with a number of coronary heart emojis.
Stokes’ Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals additionally paid tribute to Ged Stokes.
“RIP Ged Stokes. One of the greatest characters in our special cricket family. We’re with you Ben. Strength to you and your family,” Rajasthan Royals tweeted.
Stokes, the primary Test all-rounder, missed main a part of England’s summer season Test sequence in opposition to Pakistan after returning to Christchurch to be along with his father.
Ben Stokes is at the moment in South Africa with the England squad. England white-washed South Africa within the three-match T20I sequence.
However, on Monday, Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) agreed to postpone the remaining matches within the One-Day International (ODI) sequence with a watch on the coronavirus instances that had been reported over the previous few days.
ECB on Tuesday introduced that the workforce will depart from Cape Town on Thursday.
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In the T20I sequence in South Africa, Stokes scored 53 runs and picked up two wickets.
(With ANI inputs)
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