England's victory in the T20 World Cup was the culmination of Ben's hard work.
His performance in the World Cup final and his Test-winning performance at Headingley ensured that.
He brought his experience from those occasions to the final against Pakistan in order to write a new chapter in his career.
It didn't matter what was happening at the other end, as England fell to 45 and 84 in pursuit of 138.
It was always going to be England that won. He is better at dealing with pressure than any other member of the team.
I've said before that it's extraordinary that people don't think he should be in England's World Cup squad.
I hope he reverses his decision to retire from one-day internationals so that he can join England's bid to defend their 50-over World Cup title.
I know, as Test captain, he has a lot on with a home Ashes series to come next year, that's why he stepped aside from the one-day format earlier in the summer.
His left knee is a fitness issue.
Winning a World Cup in India would be a huge accomplishment.
No one should try to get him to change his mind. I hope he decides that he can play one more.
The best team won the world cup.
I was worried about England after they were beaten by Ireland in the group stage, but they won their next two games and went on to win the tournament.
I thought they were going to win the match when they beat New Zealand in a must- win match.
Even though he had clear plans, Buttler was clever enough to change them when needed.
The most important part of T20 captaincy is the ability to bowl the right people at the right time.
Matthew Mott has won the most recent men's T20 World Cup and the 20-over and 50-over women's trophies following his work with Australia's women's team.
England won the T20 World Cup after an un promising start.
The player of the tournament award went to Sam Curran, who took 13 wickets at an economy rate of just 6.52 to become a world class bowler.
I remember when I first saw him bowl for England, he was not very tall, bustles in and the ball doesn't come out very quickly.
One of the things I will remember about this World Cup is the slower ball bouncers by Curran.
All of his clever variations are hard to spot because of his arm speed.
The quality of cricketers on show should make him value his award more.
It was well done.
The way they celebrated on the field after the final was great.
Mark Wood was devastated to miss out on the semi-final and final because of his hip injury, but I saw him giving Chris Jordan a huge hug during the celebrations.
A strong team dynamic is suggested by the fact that Jordan was the replacement for him.
He was jumping into people's arms and jumping into the air. I've never seen him like that.
That shows how this team works.
If he is going to be one of those who takes this side on in the future, I hope Harry brook can learn from him.
We can't deny that brook has had a bad tournament. He only managed 56 runs over the five-inning period.
In the final against Pakistan, he was dismissed in a way that was disappointing.
He holed out to fielders in the deep when he could have steered England to victory.
You have to read a situation when playing T20 cricket.
You don't have to hit big shots all of the time because brook hits the ball hard.
Both times, Stokes showed how to win a game of cricket.
It doesn't matter if you're playing a timeless Test or a T20 game. The situation needs to be played in.
Hopefully, he has learned that during the World Cup. He is going to Pakistan with the rest of the squad for the three- match Test series.
There will be Test Match Special commentary as well.
After a great start to life as Test skipper, Ben will take over as captain again.
The English men's cricket team will be looking to continue this wave of optimism in the upcoming series.
Matthew Henry was talking to Jonathan Agnew.
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