IPL 2023, Ben Stokes return home: Battling fitness issues, England Test captain Ben Stokes is set to fly back home after Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) final IPL league match to give himself enough time for next month’s Ashes. .
Played only two matches for CSK :-
Ben Stokes, who was bought by CSK for ₹16.25 crore during the IPL auction in December 2022, played only the first two matches for the team. Stokes scored 7 runs in the first match of IPL and 8 runs in the second. During this, Stokes gave 18 runs in one over while bowling.
Ben Stokes returning : –
According to ESPN’s report, the Ashes series is going to start between England and Australia on June 16. Stokes will return to the UK after playing their final group game against Delhi Capitals on Saturday afternoon.
England ready for the Ashes :-
As part of their preparation for the Ashes, England are also set to play a Test against Ireland at Lord’s on June 1. Meanwhile, Stokes who has been battling a knee problem for a long time. He expressed his wish to give me enough time to come back and play the match.
Bowling difficult for Ben Stokes :-
The star all-rounder was available to play again last week, but did not feature in the playing XI for CSK. CSK is at the second position in the IPL Point Table.
Team head coach Fleming said after losing to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Sunday that bowling is a bit difficult for Stokes at the moment and he is available to bat.
