{"id":188099,"date":"2026-06-30T16:34:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T22:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=188099"},"modified":"2026-06-30T16:34:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T22:04:53","slug":"ill-always-remember-stokes-headingley-epic-tom-banton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=188099","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019ll always remember Stokes\u2019 Headingley epic: Tom Banton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71165891\">Ben Stokes\u2019 magical knock at Headingley against Australia in 2019 defied all odds, as the England all-rounder, alongside No. 11 Jack Leach, pulled off one of the most improbable victories in Test history.<\/p>\n<p>The innings was one of the major highlights of Stokes\u2019 career, following his retirement announcement on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>England batter Tom Banton said Stokes had a huge impact on the game, and identified the Headingley epic as his favourite moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis knock at Headingley, batting with my Somerset teammate Jack Leach, is something I\u2019ll always remember. It\u2019s something me and the Somerset boys always joke about with Jack Leach in the changing room,\u201d Banton said in an online interaction organised by        <i>Sony Sports Network<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ben-stokes-retirement-england-international-cricket-no-regrets-playing-career\/article71162790.ece\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">No regrets: Stokes says on retirement, backs Brook as successor<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Banton, who is part of the England squad that will take on India in the first T20I at Chester-le-Street on Wednesday, has been closely following the rapid rise of young India opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI try and watch every time Sooryavanshi plays &#8211; whether it\u2019s in the IPL or with the India \u2018A\u2019 team in Sri Lanka. I think the most impressive thing is just how consistently he is doing it. He is obviously a special talent, and hopefully it continues for him,\u201d Banton said.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old Banton added that he hoped Sooryavanshi \u201cgets a go\u201d at international cricket, allowing \u201cthe world to see what he can do\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Watch England vs. India live &#8211; 1st T20I on July 1, 2026, from 10:00 PM IST on Sony Sports Ten 1 SD &amp; HD and Sony Max)<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 30, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/tom-banton-england-vs-india-series-ben-stokes-headingley-sooryavanshi-quotest-latest-news\/article71165891.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Stokes\u2019 magical knock at Headingley against Australia in 2019 defied all odds, as the England all-rounder, alongside No. 11 Jack Leach, pulled off one of the most improbable victories&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":188100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-188099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Britain_Cricket_England_Australia_Ashes_13676.jpg-b98e2.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":187252,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=187252","url_meta":{"origin":188099,"position":0},"title":"Ben Stokes \u2018content\u2019 after extraordinary England exit","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"England captain Ben Stokes insisted he felt \u201ccontent\u201d after announcing his shock retirement from international cricket on Sunday in the middle of a Test match. 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