LONDON (AP) — England Test captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out of cricket for at least three months because of a torn left hamstring.
Stokes will undergo surgery on the hamstring next month, the England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement on Monday.
He was injured a week ago during the third test loss to New Zealand in Hamilton.
The 33-year-old allrounder had already been left out of England’s squad announced on Sunday for the Champions Trophy in February and March in Pakistan.
Hamstring issues previously forced Stokes to miss the home summer series against Sri Lanka and the first test in Pakistan in October. He has been battling injuries for a long time and also had a surgery to fix his long standing knee issues.
The veteran refused to play white-ball formats formats and urged the selectors not to consider him for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. He wanted to concentrate on his full recovery in order to play as an all-rounder.
Stokes didn’t give his name for the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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