IPL 2023: Rs 16.25 crore lost in Chennai, leaving IPL in the middle, Ben Stokes will return home on this day
Ben Stokes played only two opening matches of IPL 2023, in which he bowled one over and scored 15 runs with the bat. Ben Stokes has been out since then. Now Stokes will return home in the middle of IPL.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes, who was sold for 16.25 crores in the mini auction held in December 2022 for IPL 2023, will no longer be seen in the rest of the IPL matches. Actually, Ben Stokes is going to return home after the last group match of CSK. According to the news of ESPNcricinfo, Ben Stores will return to England after the match against Delhi Capitals on Saturday, where he will prepare for the Ashes series.
Ben Stokes played only two matches
Let us tell you that Ben Stokes has played just two matches of the season so far and that too at the beginning of the tournament. Ben Stokes scored 7 and 8 runs in the first two matches. At the same time, he gave 18 runs in the only over. He didn’t even take any wickets. After playing the first two matches, Ben Stokes suffered a toe injury and also showed discomfort in his left knee. Although Stokes is still fit.
Stokes was supposed to go on June 1 first
According to the report, Ben Stokes will return to England after the last group match against Delhi on 20 May. Earlier it was being said that Stokes will go to Lord’s on June 1, where he will be a part of the only Test against Ireland, but now Ben Stokes will return home leaving the IPL 10 days early to prepare for the Ashes.
What did Fleming say on Stokes’ injury update?
Regarding the injury of Ben Stokes, Stephen Fleming also recently said that Stokes is still fit, although his place is not being made in the playing eleven and the reason for this is the good performance of the players playing in the team. Chennai are currently playing with four overseas players in the form of Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Mathisha Pathirana and Mahish Theekshana and all four are doing well. Fleming had already indicated that Stokes would not play in the match against Delhi as well.
