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.
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.
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.
