Had asked Pune owners to go all out for Stokes: Steve Smith
Rising Pune Supergiant captain Steve Smith praised Ben Stokes, who made a match-winning 103*(63) against Gujarat Lions, and revealed that he had asked the team owners to go all out for Stokes. "He's done a terrific job for us. We paid a big amount to get him...certainly earned his cash tonight," Smith said about Stokes, who cost RPS â¹14.5 crore.