After producing one of their biggest ever performances from the Ashes yesterday, england cricketer Ben Stokes is now as brief as 1/6 to be crowned Sports Personality of the Year 2019.
Those odds mean some bookmakers are implying an 85.7% likelihood Stokes scoops the person accolade at December.
With a whopping 91.7percent of stakes available on the market in the last 24 hours, he is unsurprisingly definitely the most endorsed.
The had one hand over the decoration because of his extraordinary contribution in England’s magnificent World Cup win at the end of May.
However, yesterday his extraordinary 135 not-out only (with a little assistance from his bespectacled sidekick Jack Leach) rescued England’s Ashes campaign at Headingley.
Australia had the momentum after lunch and if Stokes’ venture with Jonny Bairstow was introduced to an end, all seemed lost for England.
Placing to finish a listing 359 run pursuit, Stokes struck 74 of those runs, such as an six.
The Ashes series is tied 1-1 and Stokes has written his own name to the history books with a few of their most astounding man performances in sport.
Oddschecker spokesperson Callum Wilson:»After Ben Stokes hammered that final four his fist climbed minutes before the whole country leapt to the feet.
«He has had the English loyal in the hands of his hands , and yesterday’s antics have catapulted him against cricketing hero to something similar to a legend of English sport. In case Freddie Flintoff was worthy of SPOTY in 2005, then they might too give it to Ben Stokes now.»
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