England’s Test captain Ben Stokes is in big trouble at the moment. After winning the first Test match against New Zealand, partying in a nightclub has taken a toll on Stokes. The England Cricket Board (ECB) has started an investigation against Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson due to their involvement in a fight in a nightclub. This matter has now become so serious that because of this Stokes can not only leave the captaincy but can also retire completely from international cricket.
Stokes is planning to retire from cricket
On Sunday night, England registered an excellent victory by defeating New Zealand by 115 runs in the first Test match played at Lord’s ground. After this historic victory, captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson were present in a nightclub on Monday morning. According to reports, an incident took place in the same nightclub, in which a fight allegedly took place. British media ‘Talksport’ claims that after this controversy, Stokes is now planning to retire from cricket.
ECB started investigation into the entire matter
As soon as this matter came to light, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) immediately came into action. The board has started an investigation into the violation of team protocol. The ECB said in its statement that they are currently gathering additional information related to this incident. The name of a rugby player is also reportedly coming up in this controversy. The board has informed the ‘Cricket Regulator’ about the matter. Along with this, he has said that the team for the second test match will be announced at the appropriate time.
Atkinson and Stokes had an argument with rugby players
According to reports, after registering a spectacular win in the Test match on Sunday, England captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson were celebrating in a nightclub late at night. In the same club, players of England’s rugby club ‘Saracsons’ were also celebrating the end of their season. Meanwhile, there was an argument between the two parties over some issue, which escalated so much that an academy player of the rugby team punched Atkinson. Atkinson retreated in time, but that punch hit his security officer present there. However, it has come to light in the case that there was no fault of the cricketers in this entire incident and it was the rugby player who had shown aggression first.
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