Why did Ben Stokes stay away from IPL, made a shocking revelation 2 days after the mega auction

Cricket News Desk. England's legendary all-rounder Ben Stokes has decided not to participate in the recently held IPL mega auction. He has given the reason behind this decision that he wants to focus on his international career. Stokes has previously played for Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS), Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL. He became the most expensive player of the tournament in 2017.

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Stokes said that he is in the final stages of his career and wants to play as much cricket as possible for England. Playing cricket continuously puts a lot of pressure on the body and Stokes wants to take care of his body. Stokes believes that if England plays good cricket then it will automatically reach the final of the World Test Championship (WTC Final).

Stokes wants to play more for England

Stokes was left out of the list of England players in the auction and under the new rules, if he was dropped after being bought by the team in the mega auction, he would have missed the next two seasons. However, BCCI has given exemption to the players in the tournament citing valid reasons. “There is too much cricket at the moment,” Stokes said. “There is no need to hide the fact that I am at the end of my career.” I obviously want to play as much as possible. It is important to take care of your body and take care of yourself as much as possible.

What did Ben Stokes say?
“Prioritizing the games and when I'm playing – obviously I'm in South Africa this year – it's about what's next for me and making the decisions I think are best for my career,” Stokes said. Is the best.” England shirt. “I want to wear it as long as I can,” Stokes told BBC Sport ahead of England's Test series against New Zealand in Christchurch.

Jacob Bethel will debut
For the next match, England has given left-handed batsman Jacob Bethel a chance to debut. He will bat at number three. England are currently sixth in the points table of the ongoing World Test Championship and are out of contention to reach the final at Lord's next year. Stokes said, “If you see the England pitch, you will pray to God that you Win the toss.” And bowl first. It's amazing in New Zealand. You can look at the wicket and it looks completely different. We will have to see as the game progresses if we need to adapt something, we will try to see what situations we face.