WATCH: Official trailer of Ben Stokes’ documentary “Phoenix from the Ashes” on Amazon Prime Video Sports
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Amazon Prime Video Sports has released the official trailer of Ben Stokes’ documentary “Phoenix from the Ashes”, which will be coming on August 26. The trailer video, which is of three-minutes long has shown ups and down in the all-rounder’s career.
Stokes was seen several times with camera personnel during England’s tour in West Indies in Februray 2022. He had been working with the production company Whisper for over a year. Red Bull is sponsoring this movie-length documentary while Amazon Prime is the distributor.
Ben Stokes, considered as a complete player in the modern generation, had taken an indefinite break to focus on his mental health. The trailer showed his struggles, controversies, and how he became one of the best cricketers.
Watch the video below:
Phoenix from the Ashes trailer
Stokes was involved in a street fight near a night club in Bristol in 2017 and that cost him a place in the Ashes (2017-18). He was found not guilty but he has to face eight-match ban by England Cricket Board. Later, in the 2019 ODI World Cup, the 31-year-old made a great comeback and helped England win the coveted trophy with his performance. He was awarded the Player of the Series in 2019 World Cup.
When Stokes was struggling from mental-health issues, Stuart Broad, in the trailer, was saying that he thought that Stokes could never be able to play cricket again. “I could see him never playing again.” Many had thought that but Stokes made a brilliant comeback from his depression and right now, he is captaining England’s Test side. Joe Root stated in the video: “Not many people get to see the best side of him, but I am grateful that I have.”
Stokes has been in news after he announced a shocking decision about his retirement from ODI cricket, stating that it would help in workload management.
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