New Delhi: The 16th season of IPL is going to start from March 31, whose preparations are at its peak at this time. Almost all Indian and foreign cricketers have joined their respective franchises. However, before the start of IPL 2023, many players have been injured and ruled out for the entire season. Significantly, this list is increasing. Some players have been ruled out of the entire tournament while some will not be seen playing in the initial matches. With this, now a bad news has also come for Chennai Super Kings and their fans. Which is associated with the team’s star all-rounder Ben Stokes.Ben Stokes will not bowl in the opening matches
According to a report by ESPN Cricinfo, England cricket team’s star all-rounder Ben Stokes will not be seen bowling in the first few matches of IPL 2023. The main reason for this is his knee injury. He will not bowl in a few matches to manage his knee injury. In such a situation, Ben will be seen playing only as a batsman for Chennai Super Kings in the initial matches. This can become a matter of concern for CSK. Because Stokes has the ability to make a difference in the match along with batting as well as his dreaded bowling.
According to a report by ESPN Cricinfo, England cricket team’s star all-rounder Ben Stokes will not be seen bowling in the first few matches of IPL 2023. The main reason for this is his knee injury. He will not bowl in a few matches to manage his knee injury. In such a situation, Ben will be seen playing only as a batsman for Chennai Super Kings in the initial matches. This can become a matter of concern for CSK. Because Stokes has the ability to make a difference in the match along with batting as well as his dreaded bowling.
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Ben Stokes’s IPL career has been something like this
The 31-year-old Ben Stokes has played a total of 43 matches in his IPL career, scoring 920 runs at a strike rate of 134.5. Ben also has 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries in the IPL. Apart from this, talk about his bowling, Stokes has taken 28 wickets in the IPL while bowling at an economy of 8.56. However, the English all-rounder has so far represented only Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. For the first time, he will be seen playing in the IPL for the now-defunct Chennai Super Kings or any other team.