England Take a look at captain Ben Stokes has dubbed himself the “Bionic Man” after present process his newest hamstring operation.
Stokes tore his left hamstring throughout England’s closing Take a look at in New Zealand in December and can miss at the least three months of cricket, taking him out of consideration for February’s ICC Champions Trophy.
The 33-year-old sat out 4 consecutive Take a look at matches, three at house to Sri Lanka and one in Pakistan, after tearing the identical hamstring enjoying in The Hundred final August.
Stokes took to Instagram on Tuesday to verify he had gone below the knife, posting an image of him sprawled on the again seat of a automobile supported by a big leg brace and pillows.
Within the caption, he wrote “Bionic Man for a while” accompanied by a laughing emoji and signed off “in a bit…”.
England aren’t due again in Take a look at motion till Might 22 after they start a four-day recreation towards Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge.
They’ll then play India in 5 Exams later in the summertime, beginning at Headingley on June 20 and concluding at The Kia Oval from July 31.
What function Stokes performs with the ball going ahead will probably be fascinating together with his newest hamstring concern coming amid his thirty seventh over of the match towards New Zealand, though he mentioned afterwards that he has no plans to decelerate.
“I ain’t holding back,” he insisted on the time. “Every setback, I come back stronger. There’s no doubt I’ll be going away from here… and getting myself back to where I was. That’s my job.”
Sky Sports activities’ Nasser Hussain mentioned in December: “There has to be a long-term view and realisation that England are the side they are because of their captain and that they are hugely diminished, both with an all-rounder and a leader, if he is not there.
“If he isn’t in Australia [for the 2025/26 Ashes], England’s probabilities fall off a cliff. A part of management is having a phrase with somebody and saying, ‘we want you’.
“Pump up his tyres and make him realise England are a better team when he can do all facets. I thought 37 overs after coming back from such an injury was a huge workload.”
Watch the ICC Champions Trophy dwell on Sky Sports activities from February 19. England’s first match is towards Australia on February 22.
