Captain Ben Stokes will have surgery following the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023. The England star all-rounder addressed the issue during the pre-match press conference for the ODI World Cup 2023 match against Australia. England will face off against Australia in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. Stokes will be hoping to bat well on Saturday.
Stokes suffered a knee injury during the Ashes 2023 and did not have surgery until the end of the summer. He played for England for the rest of the summer and postponed surgery after Jos Buttler asked him to return from retirement for the ODI World Cup 2023. England has struggled as a team in the ongoing tournament.
Captain Ben Stokes gets candid:
Stokes described England’s performance in the tournament thus far as “outright crap.” The former world champion admitted that England has struggled as a team during the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023. England, according to Stokes, has not been able to put their opponents under pressure. England has one win in six matches so far in the tournament, against Bangladesh.
Stokes went on to discuss his surgery. Stokes is unlikely to play ODIs after the ODI World Cup in 2023, preferring to concentrate on Tests. Also, Stokes revealed that he will have knee surgery after the ODI World Cup 2023 and hopes to recover in time for the tour of India in January and February 2024.
He explained, “I’m going to have surgery after the World Cup. I’m hoping to be fine for the Test series in India. We usually bring a physio and a doctor to those meetings, and they start talking. I just turn on, go to sleep, wake up, and hope it gets better.” The first Test of the series is scheduled to begin on January 25th. England will hope to win the big series in India to demonstrate how effective Bazball can be in spin-friendly conditions.
The whole world is currently gripped with the exciting ODI World Cup. Social media is buzzing with pictures and videos from the matches happening. So, this was all about the England Test captain Ben Stokes. Also read, ‘Sachin or Steve?’- Fans react to Sachin Tendulkar statue.
