Ben Stokes named Wisden's leading cricketer in the world after glorious summer

mirror.co.uk:

Ben Stokes has called it 'an honour' to be named the leading cricketer in the world following the publication of the 157 edition of Wisden.

The Mirror Sport columnist revealed his pleasure at following in the footsteps of Andrew Flintoff, who in 2005 was the only other Englishman to have been named as the world's number one since the title was created in 2003.

And the 28-year-old ends a hat-trick of wins for Virat Kohli thanks to his World Cup heroics during 2019 as well as his remarkable feats during the Ashes that included one of the greatest Test innings of all time at Headingley.

Stokes said: "It is an honour to be named the leading cricketer in the world by Wisden and follow in the footsteps of some great names. “I was delighted to be