Stokes stars in Amazon documentary

Ben Stokes is the subject of a new documentary created with Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes focusing on the peaks and troughs of his cricket career.

The all-rounder, announced as Joe Root’s successor as England Test captain last month, will star in Prime Video’s “Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes”.

The 30-year-old will talk about his man-of-the-match performance in the 2019 World Cup final and his stunning century the following month to secure a remarkable one-wicket victory over Australia in an Ashes Test at Headingley.

The film will also delve into Stokes’s life off the field, including his battles with mental health issues and a late-night fracas outside a nightclub in 2017 that threatened his career.

Stokes said the aim of the documentary was to show another side to his character.

“One thing I want to try and do with this is to get a side across to people that is quite tough to do in the image that we give across on TV,” he said. – AFP