Ben Stokes will lead England in the 1st Test vs West Indies in the absence of Joe Root, who will be missing the match to be with his wife for the birth of their second child.
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Generally, what Ben Stokes does is a bit like Virat Kohli: Nasser Hussain
- Stokes was named interim England captain for the 1st Test vs West Indies starting July 8
- Stokes could make an exceptional captain, but I am worried a little bit about his workload: Hussain
Former England captain Nasser Hussain is confident that all-rounder Ben Stokes would be a successful leader for the country and compared his playing style to that of India skipper Virat Kohli.
Ben Stokes is all set to lead England in the first Test against the West Indies starting July 8 in Southampton. Stokes will lead the team in the absence of Joe Root, who will be missing the match to be with his wife for the birth of their second child.
“Generally, what Ben does is a bit like Virat. Everything he does, he does it at 100 mile an hour. So, I think he will be an excellent captain, he’s only a stand-in captain.
“Joe Root is off with that baby, his second child. I think as a stand-in captain, I am absolutely behind it, absolutely great choice, very loyal as well to Joe Root. He won’t have any kind of grandeur thinking that this is my job for life,” Hussain said on Star Sports show Cricket Connected.
But Hussain also sounded worried at Stokes’s workload if he takes over the job permanently as he plays all three formats for England and the IPL.
“As a long-term thing all-rounder with so much on his plate, plays three formats, IPL possibly coming up I think there’s too much on his shoulders, but never write-off Ben Stokes.
“He could make an exceptional captain, but I am worried a little bit about his workload in the future if he does it full time,” Hussain said.
