An enormous blow has been dealt to English cricket and its supporters by the recent events that transpired at Old Trafford on Sunday night. This ground hosts the first Test match between England and Sri Lanka on August 21. Unfortunately, Ben Stokes, the captain of England in Test cricket, was hurt while batting.
Ben Stokes found the run-chase between the Manchester Originals and the Northern Superchargers on the twelfth delivery to be unbelievably upsetting.
He gave way in excruciating pain and frustration as he pulled his left hamstring. The strength and conditioning coach Harry Booker and the physiotherapist James Pipe hurried onto the pitch to provide emergency care without delay. Stokes was carried on a stretcher and taken in the direction of an ambulance after they helped him back to the Superchargers’ dugout and supported his weight.
After around sixty minutes, Stokes was back in the dugout, this time with crutches, reaching out to the Originals team. This happened following the visitors’ thrilling victory, which was secured by Nicholas Pooran‘s brilliant 66-run innings from only 33 deliveries. The southpaw’s performance was capped off by a magnificent blow that soared an incredible 113 meters off the willow.
Further updates were provided by Superchargers captain Harry Brook, whose response clearly indicated the seriousness of the injury. “Unfortunately, it doesn’t look good. “We’ll see how he is and I think he’ll be getting a scan tomorrow,” Brook said, per.
On the other hand, a Superchargers spokesperson remained more composed in regards to Stokes’ injury, affirming that more information would be released on Monday.
Ben Stokes is undergoing evaluation for his hamstring. The liaison stated that further information will be forthcoming [Monday, tomorrow]. Speaking of updates on the Sri Lanka series, England is already struggling without Zak Crawley, who is out with a fractured finger.
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Dan Lawrence, in place of Crawley, is set to open the batting, and Jordan Cox has been called up to provide hitting depth to the team. In the event that Stokes is declared unable to play, Ollie Pope, who is currently the vice captain, is likely to be the man chosen to take up the captaincy for the first time in his international career.
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