England’s skipper of the longest format of the game retired from all forms of white-ball cricket after their extreme success in both the ICC tournaments. Stokes was a vital player who, moreover, one handily took England to a win in the 2019 Cricket World Cup, which gave England their controversial yet first-ever title triumph in the World Cup.
He also retired from white-ball cricket; however, the ECB reversed his retirement as he was brought back for England’s T20 World Cup 2022 side, where again he led from the front to England’s 2nd win in the tournament’s history.
After England’s weakest-ever World Cup performance in 2023, Stokes finally bid goodbye to international white-ball cricket. Also considered among the greatest of players, Stokes was recently seen featuring for the Northern Superchargers in the Hundred while chasing against the Manchester Originals.
Stokes, who was already facing trouble in his knees of the left leg, now has an added concern of a hamstring injury that took him off the field. He was also seen with clutches on the ground, which ensures Superchargers captain Harry Brook’s claim of the injury is a bit serious.
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Stokes will undergo scans before reporting the seriousness of the injury; however, with only 10 days left prior to the Sri Lanka tour, this will cost big time to the England team. Stokes’s stay at the Hundred was desired for a longer time; however, if his team proceeds further into the competition, it rules out his chances of featuring any further in the competition.
England are already missing their star player, Zak Crawley, though both Pope and Jamie Smith will continue to feature for the three-lions, with likely chances of the skipper now also being ruled out of contention in the 3-match test series, which will be played over a span of 3 weeks.
