England's Ben Stokes to be knighted?

When Hunt was asked the same question, he replied succinctly: "Of course". Eleven English cricketers have been knighted for services to cricket till now with former Test and ODI skipper Alastair Cook being the last to be conferred with the honour. The 28-year-old Stokes had missed the 2017-18 Ashes due to a pending investigation into his role in a fight in Bristol that had left a man in hospital with facial injuries. He was later found not guilty of affray. Stokes went on to redeem himself with a superlative performance at the World Cup, amassing 465 runs and claiming seven wickets for England. His performance was lauded by England captain Eoin Morgan, who described him as "extraordinary" and "superhuman".

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