Ben Stokes: Playing in IPL will be difficult
Updated On: 13 May, 2021 07:42 AM IST | London | PTI
Stokes sustained a fractured finger during Rajasthan Royals` opening game against Punjab Kings and was subsequently ruled out of the league last month.
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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 this year even if he is fit to return to competitive cricket after recovering from his finger surgery. Stokes sustained a fractured finger during Rajasthan Royals` opening game against Punjab Kings and was subsequently ruled out of the league last month.
The IPL was postponed earlier this month due to Covid-19 cases inside the bio-bubble and England 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.
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