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Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka due to injury.
England Test captain Ben Stokes suffered a hamstring injury while batting during the match between Manchester Originals and Northern Superchargers in The Hundred. Due to this injury, Stokes has been ruled out of the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka.
Meanwhile, recently a sports journalist has accused Ben Stokes of prioritizing The Hundred over county cricket through social media. Stokes has become very angry with the behavior of the journalist and has reprimanded him by tweeting.
I have played 3 Championship games for Durham this year- Ben Stokes
Sports journalist Scott Wilson wrote about Ben Stokes on social media,
So Ben Stokes isn’t allowed to play any county cricket for Durham during the summer, but he could still mess around in the circus that is The Hundred, where he injured his hamstring and is now out of action for the entire summer season.
Ben Stokes gave a strong reply to Wilson and reminded him that he had played three championship games for Durham. Stokes tweeted,
Chief Sports Writer???I played in 3 championship games for Durham this year.
Chief Sports Writer???
I played 3 Championship games for Durham this year— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) August 14, 2024
Stokes played matches against Lancashire, Somerset and Worcestershire in May and June this year. While bowling, he took 18 wickets in these three matches, including one five-wicket haul and two four-wicket hauls. At the same time, Ben played innings of 2.18, 0, 56, and 26 runs with the bat.
Ollie Pope will captain the Test series against Sri Lanka
Ollie Pope has been appointed captain of England for the upcoming three-match Test series against Sri Lanka, following Ben Stokes’ injury.
England Squad- Ollie Pope (captain), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
The first match of the Test series between England and Sri Lanka will be played in Manchester from August 21. After this, the second Test will be played at Lord’s from August 29 and then the third match will be played at the Oval from September 6.
