NEW DELHI: The England Cricket Board (ECB) stated in a press release on Tuesday that all-rounder Ben Stokes has chosen to not be chosen for this 12 months’s Twenty20 World Cup to be able to focus on getting fitter for the summer time’s Check matches.
The reigning T20 World Cup champions are England, who received their second championship in Australia in 2022.
As well as, the ECB acknowledged that Stokes’ essential purpose “is to get absolutely match to bowl” within the forthcoming Check sequence towards Sri Lanka and the West Indies.
Stokes had surgical procedure in November to deal with a knee downside that was impeding his capability to bowl constantly.
“I am working exhausting and specializing in constructing my bowling health again as much as fulfill a full function as an all-rounder in all codecs of cricket,” Stokes, England’s Check captain, stated in a press release.
“Opting out of the IPL and the World Cup will hopefully be a sacrifice that enables me to be the all-rounder I wish to be for the foreseeable future.”
The 2024 T20 World Cup will likely be held within the West Indies and the USA in June.
(With Reuters inputs)
The reigning T20 World Cup champions are England, who received their second championship in Australia in 2022.
As well as, the ECB acknowledged that Stokes’ essential purpose “is to get absolutely match to bowl” within the forthcoming Check sequence towards Sri Lanka and the West Indies.
Stokes had surgical procedure in November to deal with a knee downside that was impeding his capability to bowl constantly.
“I am working exhausting and specializing in constructing my bowling health again as much as fulfill a full function as an all-rounder in all codecs of cricket,” Stokes, England’s Check captain, stated in a press release.
“Opting out of the IPL and the World Cup will hopefully be a sacrifice that enables me to be the all-rounder I wish to be for the foreseeable future.”
The 2024 T20 World Cup will likely be held within the West Indies and the USA in June.
(With Reuters inputs)
