After getting the captaincy of the beleaguered England Test team, star all-rounder Ben Stokes hoped the ups and downs of his career will help him make a successful captain.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Stokes succeeds right-handed batter Joe Root, who resigned from the role in April this year, in becoming the 81st captain of the England men's Test team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Stokes' appointment as the captain was hugely expected, especially after Root, 31, stepped down from the role in the aftermath of England losing a three-match away Test series to the West Indies in March. His first assignment as the Test captain will be a three-match home Test series against New Zealand, starting at the Lord's from June 2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Asked how his experiences had changed him over the course of his journey, Stokes told BBC Sports, "There's a lot of things that I've gone through since I became a professional cricketer, and those experiences I feel are positive in this new role that I've got."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I've been through a lot of good and have been through a lot of bad and I feel like I can relate to both sides of what this sporting life can throw at you. I hope that now because I'm England captain, I'm not seen as a different person to the people who I've played with. I feel as if I've always been someone who anybody can come and speak to," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Stokes, 30, will take charge of an England men's Test team that has won just one out of the last 17 matches and sit at bottom of the 2021-23 World Test Championship cycle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n