Wife trashes reports of being choked by Stokes

London, October 8 

Ben Stokes’ wife Clare rubbished reports that the England cricketer tried to “choke” her during a party, terming it as “nonsense”. According to The Independent, Guido Fawkes website had published photographs where Stokes had his hand on his wife’s face during the Professional Cricketers’ Association Awards Fiftieth Anniversary party. The photos soon triggered allegations of physical altercation, forcing Clare to clear the air. “Unbelievable what nonsense these people will make up!,” Stokes’ wife Clare wrote on her Twitter handle. “Me and Ben messing about squishing up each other’s faces because that’s how we show affection and some pap tries to twist it in to a crazy story! And all before we then have a romantic McDonalds 20 mins later!” Stokes re-tweeted Clare’s post with a kissing face emoji. — PTI