Game-changer: Ben Stokes

BEN STOKES is living up to his price tag in the IPL, and his time in India is showing that he is the most explosive batsman on the planet right now.
After the Rising Pune Supergiants won a bidding war to eventually sign Stokes for an eyewatering £1.7 million, some people were surprised – including me. After all, he hadn’t even hit a Twenty20 century before!
However, after his showing at the World Cup in 2016, and his brilliant form for Durham and the England Test side, it was understandable why so many sides battled for his sign...