Ben Stokes to play as specialist batter at start of IPL 2023
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CSK Players Ben Stokes (sitting second from left) with teammates during therir practise session at M.A. Chidabaram Stadium in Chwennai on Monday.
| Photo Credit: R. Ragu
England Test captain Ben Stokes will be available only as a specialist batter for Chennai Super Kings in the early stages of the Indian Premier League 2023. The star allrounder, who was picked by the four-time IPL champions for ₹16.25 crore during the auction held in December last year, arrived in India last week and has been training for the upcoming season starting March 31. A report in ESPNCricinfo said, Stokes, who has played for Rajasthan Royals and Rising Pune Supergiant in the past, will likely play as a specialist batter initially to manage his knee injury, for which he has taken a cortisone injection — ...