The Rajasthan Royals have suffered the biggest blow possible as Ben Stokes has been ruled out from IPL 2021. The all-rounder during the opening match of RR against Punjab Kings apparently suffered a hand injury. Stokes took a diving catch of Chris Gayle and was immediately in discomfort but continued to field. Now according to a report by The Independent, Stokes broke his hand and will take no further part in IPL 2021.
Rajasthan Royals All-Rounder Ben Stokes out of IPL 2021
The Rajasthan Royals ide is already with Jofra Archer for at least the first half of the tournament and now things have gone bad to worse as Ben Stokes has been ruled out from IPL 2021. It is believed that Stokes will remain in India for a week and an X-Ray will be done to determine the damage to his hand injury.
“Stokes will remain out in India for a week. Dialogue has already begun between the ECB and Royals around managing the injury. He will have an X-Ray in India on Thursday to determine how much damage has been done before the ECB take over the planning of the recovery”, as per a report by The Independent.
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Meanwhile, Ben Stokes surprisingly decided to stay on the field after feeling pain in his left hand even came out to open in the run chase. However, he was dismissed for a duck but nobody would have imagined he would take no further part in this year’s IPL. Talking about the opening match of RR, they lost to Punjab Kings in a last-ball thriller with their skipper Sanju Samson playing a knock for the ages of 119 runs.
“Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Ben Stokes injured a finger on his left hand while fielding during the team’s match against Punjab Kings on 12 April 2021 in Mumbai. Subsequent investigations revealed that he sustained a broken finger, which will, unfortunately, rule him out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League 2021 season.
Everyone at Rajasthan Royals absolutely admires Ben for being such a huge asset and a valuable member of the Royals family, both on and off the field, and wishes him a speedy recovery. We are delighted that Ben would like to stay with the group to provide his valued support and inputs off the field. In the meantime, we will be reviewing potential replacement options for the remainder of the season”, Rajasthan Royals said in their statement.
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