The defending champions of England have lost three of their first four games in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, indicating a seriously flawed start to the tournament. They will try to get their campaign back on track when they play Sri Lanka at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday, October 26. Ben Stokes, the standout all-rounder for England, was seen working hard in the nets prior to the match. But what really got everyone’s attention was how frequently the World Cup winner from 2019 used the inhaler during practice, raising the possibility that he had asthma.
Nevertheless, neither Stokes nor the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have carried out this kind of confirmation. Notably, doctors prescribe inhalers for a number of reasons, thus people with asthma don’t always take them. Some athletes use an inhaler to counteract heavy breathing that they experience during or after intense activity.
Stokes may have also been taking it to take non-performance-enhancing steroids on a doctor’s prescription since he has hip and knee problems.
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Ben Stokes reportedly had a long session in Bengaluru, where he participated in multiple fielding drills in addition to being observed bowling and hitting.
Ben Stokes, who had missed the first three games of the tournament, was ultimately included in the side for the match against South Africa, but he was limited to five runs off eight balls and did not bowl during the encounter.
In order to support England in their title defense, the 32-year-old announced his retirement from ODIs prior to the competition. Ben Stokes was therefore called on to revitalize England’s effort against South Africa, although he was unimpressive in the field. It was stated clearly before the event that the team’s star all-around player will only be used as a pure batter.
Ben Stokes will therefore be motivated to give it his best at bat for England in the remaining games. Notably, he scored 182 (124) against New Zealand at the Oval earlier in September, which was the greatest individual score ever recorded by an England batter in One-Day Internationals.
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