England’s ace batsman Ben Stokes is likely to miss the second match of the ongoing ICC ODI World Cup 2023 against Bangladesh in Dharamshala due to a hip injury. England lost the opening game of the tournament to New Zealand in a one-sided match.
Despite continuing ailments in his left knee, Stokes returned from ODI retirement and was able to feature as a specialist batsman in the World Cup. However, he missed last week’s humiliating defeat against New Zealand in Ahmedabad and has not been available for any important matches since scoring 182, England’s highest ODI total, against New Zealand almost a month ago. Not participating.
Since the England international arrived in Dharamsala, he has found the net twice, moving much more freely when facing the spinners on Monday morning than on Sunday afternoon when he faced a side-arm throw. was. However, there is a serious question mark over him for Sunday’s match between England and Afghanistan in Delhi, and he is thought to be open to a return.
“Stokes is making good progress…he’s getting better and better every day, and that’s a good sign.” It’s good to see that he’s back to good fitness, but it’s probably not likely tomorrow,” Jos Buttler clarified in the pre-match press conference.
Stokes had originally planned to spend the last two months resting his knee, but admitted in August that he had changed his mind.
“It’s Definitely An Option”- Jos Buttler On Playing An Extra Seamer In Dharamshala
Tuesday’s match will be played on a brand new surface, two tracks away from the unusually poor surface on which Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan on Saturday. Reece Topley is the most likely candidate for an extra seamer that England would consider adding to their squad, perhaps at the expense of Moeen Ali.
“It’s definitely an option. I played in the IPL that just finished here and we see good pace and bounce within the wicket. So we’ll definitely have those discussions “There is a great opportunity within the team to choose different formations with a different balance. We will look at that,” Butler said.
