Ben Stokes feels he was ‘quite lucky’ to be alive after nasty cheekbone blow
New Delhi: Ben Stokes said he feels 'quite lucky' to be alive after being hit in the face by a cricket ball, the England captain revealed on Wednesday. Stokes required surgery after fracturing his right cheekbone in a freak accident, along with other facial injuries, while coaching Durhamโs academy players in February. In an in-house interview with the England and Wales Cricket Board, the 34-year-old all-rounder recalled:ย "I copped one straight in the face. Pretty nasty, funnily, probably the best result of a bad situation, to be honest. Just a couple of inches one way or the other, I might not…