Ben Stokes likely to miss rescheduled IPL 2021 for Rajasthan Royals?

England's premier all-rounder Ben Stokes has hinted that he won't be available for the currently-suspended Indian Premier League if ...

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: May 13, 2021 02:15 PM2021-05-13T14:15:00+5:302021-05-13T14:15:00+5:30

Ben Stokes likely to miss rescheduled IPL 2021 for Rajasthan Royals? | Ben Stokes likely to miss rescheduled IPL 2021 for Rajasthan Royals?

Ben Stokes likely to miss rescheduled IPL 2021 for Rajasthan Royals?

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England's premier all-rounder Ben Stokes has hinted that he won't be available for the currently-suspended Indian Premier League if the cash rich league is rescheduled. ngland and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Director of Cricket Ashley Giles has made it clear that top cricketers from here won't be available even on resumption. "We don't know if or when the tournament will be rearranged, but as the ECB have said it could be difficult for the England boys to have a free gap," Stokes wrote in his column for 'Daily Mirror'. However, the flamboyant all-rounder is confident that he will be back for the next edition.

Addressing his return to cricket from injury, Stokes wrote: "I can't put a date on when I'll be back playing again, but as long as things progress as well as they have then I should hope it will be well before the three months that was first feared and more like seven, eight, or nine weeks. "You can never know for sure how long these things will take because it is not just about the technical side of healing and getting the bone strong, there is the big issue of having confidence in it to play professional sport. "Having played three seasons for the Royals, Stokes was disappointed to bid adieu to the team and acknowledged how India is going through difficult times due to the second wave of Covid-19."It was tough to say goodbye to the guys at the Rajasthan Royals earlier than I wanted, but the subsequent suspension of the tournament means that everyone is now back early with their families as India tries to get through such a difficult time." The IPL was postponed earlier this month due to COVID-19 cases inside the bio-bubble.
 

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