Ben Stokes: England cricket team captain Ben Stokes has revealed that when he went to play a Test series in Pakistan, some masked people stole from his house. Stokes' wife Claire Ratcliffe and their children Layton and Libby were inside the house at the time of the incident, but thankfully no one was harmed.
This theft took place at Stokes' house on October 17 this month and at this time Stokes was playing the second Test against Pakistan in Multan. Expressing his pain, Stokes said that the thieves also stole some of his valuables, which included three chains, a locket, a medal and his wife's precious hand bag.
Ben Stokes told this to his fans on the social media platform 'X' on Wednesday. Here he appealed to the people of England for help.
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He wrote on 'X', 'On October 17, some masked people entered his house in Castle Eden area in Durham and looted. These scoundrels made away with a lot of jewellery, other valuables and some personal items, many of which hold special sentimental value for my family. Thank God that the miscreants did not physically harm my wife and children. This incident has affected our emotional and mental state. I am uploading photos of some things here. Hopefully this will help in identification.
APPEAL
On the evening of Thursday 17th October a number of masked people burgled my home in the Castle Eden area in the North East.
They escaped with jewellery, other valuables and a good deal of personal items. Many of those items have real sentimental value for me and my…
— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) October 30, 2024
England lost test series to Pakistan
Meanwhile, Pakistan ended its long wait to win a Test series on home soil by defeating the Ben Stokes-led England team 2-1 in the three-match series. As far as England is concerned, their batsmen surrendered completely on spin-friendly pitches.
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