IPL 2020 | Ben Stokes may miss first part of tournament; RR 'will wait' to hear from all-rounder
Cricket | September 07, 2020 14:49 ISTBen Stokes is currently in New Zealand to see his father, who has been diagnosed with brain cancer.
Ben Stokes is currently in New Zealand to see his father, who has been diagnosed with brain cancer.
Ben Stokes said he had no choice but to leave the England team during its recent test series against Pakistan after learning of his 64-year-old father’s diagnosis.
Stokes will fly out to New Zealand and will therefore miss England's final two Tests against Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl starting August 13 and August 21.
Stokes has pulled out of the next two Tests due to family reasons. The second Test starts on Thursday at the Ageas Bowl here.
Ben Stokes will miss the rest of the series against Pakistan due to personal reasons.
It will be quite a task for the team management to fill in Ben Stokes's gaps although, in his last two appearances, he played solely as a batsman.
Stokes will leave the UK for New Zealand later this week and hence miss the two matches at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, as conformed by ECB on Sunday.
Broad finished the third Test between England and West Indies with a match haul of 10 for 67 during which he touched the milestone of 500 Test wickets.
Pathan then opined that if Pandya can prove his abilities it will have an immense impact on Indian cricket and make the side invincible.
Riyan Parag has said that it is a "dream come true" for him to be sharing dressing room with players like Steve Smith and Ben Stokes.
While Smith is sincerely hoping that Stokes doesn't bring in his A game during Australia's white-ball series in England, he wouldn't mind one bit if Stokes saves his best in the Royals jersey during upcoming IPL in the UAE.
Pathan feels that for Hardik to make a similar impact like Stokes, he needs to bat up the order for Team India like he has done for Mumbai Indians in IPL.
The world's No. 1 all-rounder tried to hide the mark by pulling down his sweater, before also having a laugh.
Stokes has been in top form in the ongoing Test series against the West Indies. He scored a magnificent 176 to help England win the second Test.
Jason credited Ben Stokes for bringing back England into the three-match rubber.
Former England cricketer David Lloyd has opened up on the comparisons being made between Ben Stokes and Ian Botham.
Silverwood said Stokes will have to "rein" him in during training as he is always looking push himself.
Former Indian pacer Irfan Pathan has said that Team India needs one thing in their lineup to become "unbeatable anywhere in the world."
Ben Stokes was rewarded for his brilliant performance in the second Test against West Indies as he became the number one all-rounder in Tests and jumps to third position in batting rankings.
England with 186 points are now third on the points table of World Test Championship, pipping New Zealand, who have earned 180 points.
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