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“It will be difficult” - Ben Stokes plays down chances of England players taking part in IPL 2021
Should IPL 2021 resume this year, England allrounder Ben Stokes may not be
able to take part after England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) made it all
but clear that it will prioritize international tours over the T20 league. Stokes
sustained a fractured finger during Rajasthan Royals’ opening game against
Punjab Kings and was subsequently ruled out of the league last month. The IPL
was postponed earlier this month due to Covid-19 cases inside the bio-bubble
and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Director of Cricket Ashley Giles has
made it clear that top cricketers from here won’t be available even on
resumption. “We do not know if or when the tournament will be rearranged, but
as the ECB have said it could be difficult for the England boys to have a free
gap,” Stokes wrote in his column for ‘Daily Mirror’. However, the flamboyant
all-rounder is confident that he will be back for the next edition.
