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Ashes hero Stuart Broad is in line to receive a knighthood according to MPs

ASHES hero Stuart Broad is in line for a knighthood, MPs claim.

Cricket-mad Tory Chief Whip Simon Hart is said to be leading the charge for the England bowler to become a Sir.



Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ashley Western/Colorsport/Shutterstock (14024833cl) Cricket - 2023 LV=Insurance Men's Ashes Series - Fifth Test - England vs Australia - Kia Oval, Kennington - Monday 31st July 2023. Stuart Broad of England with his partner Mollie King and daughter Annabella. COLORSPORT / Ashley Western England v Australia, The Ashes, 5th Test, Day Five, LV= Insurance Men's Ashes Series, Cricket, The Oval, London, UK - 31 Jul 2023
Stuart Broad, pictured here with fiancée Mollie King and daughter Annabella, is in line for a knighthood, according to MPs

England v Australia 5th Test 4th Day 5th Day Kia Oval Pic Richard Pelham 31.07.2023 Stuart Broad of England takes wicket of Todd Murphy of Australia as he is caught behind by Jonny Bairstow of England (9th wicket)
He ended his 604-wicket Test career in spectacular fashion against Australia last week

Broad, 37, ended his 604-wicket Test career in spectacular fashion last week.

He hit the last ball he faced for six, then took a wicket with his final ball.

His heroics helped England beat Australia at The Oval to draw this year’s Ashes series.

He posed with fiancée Mollie King, 36, and daughter Annabella after the match.

MPs reckon ministers are also keen to again honour Broad — who played international cricket for 17 years and was made an MBE in 2016 for services to the sport.

James Daly, who chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cricket, said: “A knighthood would be richly deserved.”

A source said PM Rishi Sunak, also a cricket fan, was “very sympathetic” to the idea.

No10 declined to comment.

A number of other England cricket legends have previously been handed gongs.

Ex-captains Andrew Strauss and Alistair Cook have both been knighted.

While Ian Botham sits as a Tory peer in the House of Lords.