Melbourne, Nov 14 Former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming termed England all-rounder and Test skipper Ben Stokes as the "champion under pressure" following the 31-year-old scoring a match-winning unbeaten 52 in the ICC T20 World Cup final against Pakistan at MCG to take his side to title triumph on Sunday night.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Despite the pressure of the packed iconic MCG stadium and a sea of Pakistani supporters rooting for Babar Azam and his side, Stokes came up with 49-ball unbeaten 52 and also took the wicket of middle-order batter Iftikhar Ahmed to help England lift their second T20 World Cup trophy in style.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Fleming, who is also IPL side Chennai Super Kings' head coach, praised Stokes' knock on ESPNcricinfo, saying, "He is a big presence; he is a big personality; he is a big winner. Those are the key ingredients when you talk about a good to a great player. What he is doing is forging a career where he is there in key moments; he wins Test matches, he was there today, he'd been in some unbelievable battles and you'd back him most times to win them.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"So, his temperament is so tested and comes through every time that you have got to say he is a champion under pressure. And there's not many that rise to that occasion as much as he seems to do; he gets in a position where he is the main man and everyone around him feeds off that. He has done it yet again for England," he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
England all-rounder Moeen Ali also praised Sam Curran, who emerged 'Player of the match' and 'Player of the series'. On Sunday, the 24-year-old Curran took three wickets, conceding just 12 runs in his four overs. The all-rounder aggregated 13 wickets in the tournament at an average of 11.38.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"So, his temperament is so tested and comes through every time that you have got to say he is a champion under pressure. And there's not many that rise to that occasion as much as he seems to do; he gets in a position where he is the main man and everyone around him feeds off that. He has done it yet again for England," he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n