England All-Rounder Ben Stokes withdrew from this year’s edition a hundred to give a priority to his fitness and focus on the test cricket. The captain of England manages his work load ahead of the long-awaited Ashes 2024-25 series in Australia, which is expected to be a crucial moment in his leadership.
Ben Stokes has bad memories with the hundredth. The left dough has only scored 14 rides in five matches in a terrible average of 3.50. While playing for northern Superchargers last August, he suffered a serious injury to the lower leg that left him for two months from the competitive crisis.
Ben Stokes skip a hundred 2025 to make priority a career test
According to the ESPN Cricinfo report, Ben Stokes decided not to play for the northern Superchargers in a hundred after consulting with head trainer Andrew Flintoff. The 33-year-old is currently recovering from a knee injury that has worsened during the English tour of New Zealand.
“Espncricinfo learned that Stokes made a decision based on his upcoming schedule after consulting Andrew Flintoff, who took the post of coach Northern Superchargers last year. He is currently recovering from the left bark surgery,” the report said.
Stokes had surgery to repair the torn left knee, which would need a three -month recovery. Ben was not involved in the team for The Champions Trophy 2025. He also did not register at the IPL 2025 auction. This break gives him enough time to recover before a home series against India in June.
One hundred 2025 that started on August 5, after the Test Series of England-India
One hundred will start on August 5, just a day after England concludes his test series with five matches against India. With the ashes that started in Perth on November 21, Ben Stokes decided to focus on being suitable for a series against rivals.
England has not won the ashes in almost a decade and faced a difficult task when traveling to Australia for a series with five games. The foreign brandon of McCullum will greatly rely on Stokes’ versatile abilities, but his recent fitness struggles have been so difficult.
Ben Stokes should return to the county championship on the eve of the International Summer of England
Ben Stokes is expected to return to the Durham County Championships before the International Summer of England begins. The English National Cricket team will begin their host of the Zimbabwe Hospitality season at the May test match.
After that, India will take over in a five -game test series. England, led by Stokes, suffered the defeat of the 1-4 series last year in India, and the skipper will be eager to turn the tables this time.
This series also indicates the beginning of the 2025-27 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle for both teams. After being able to qualify for the WTC 2025 finals, England and India will be determined to provide key points at the beginning of the new cycle.
