New Delhi: England's Test team captain Ben Stokes is out of cricket for at least three months due to a hamstring injury suffered during the New Zealand tour. In this way, there has been another setback in Stokes' injury-plagued career.
Stokes was injured during the third Test in Hamilton, and post-tour assessment confirmed its severity. Stokes, 33, will undergo surgery in January, although it is expected that it will not have much impact on his Test career as the team will not play red-ball cricket until the end of May. Stokes had already been dropped from England's ODI squad for the ICC Champions Trophy in February.
Before the series of injuries, Stokes was considered one of the greatest all-rounders in the cricket world. Later his bowling was greatly affected by the injury. At present, Stokes is struggling to contribute consistently as both a batsman and bowler. Stokes posted on social media platform
“I have a lot left in this tank and a lot of blood, sweat and tears for my team and this jersey.” Let us tell you that this is Stokes' second hamstring injury in the second half of 2024, having also taken him out while playing in England's Hundred competition. This injury ruled him out of the Sri Lankan home Test series and the first Test on the Pakistan tour.
England are ranked sixth in the World Test Championship table for the 2023-2025 cycle, scoring 43.18% of possible points in 22 Test matches. This means that England, the leader of baseball cricket, is once again unable to reach the final at Lord's. In this race, there is currently a race to play the final match between South Africa, Australia and India.
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