Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Ben Stokes has been left out of the current Indian Premier League season due to a fracture in his left-arm finger.
His franchise informed on Tuesday that he had injured his finger while fielding in the team’s first match against Punjab Kings on Monday. He said, “Subsequent investigations revealed that he had a fracture in his finger, which unfortunately left him out of the current IPL season. ‘
“Everyone in Rajasthan Royals considers him an important member of the Royals family. We wish him a speedy recovery. We are happy that Ben wants to stay with the team to give his valuable support. We will review their possible options. Earlier, a british media report had reported a fracture in his hand.
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According to British newspaper Independent, Stokes has fractured his left hand while diving to grab the catch of West Indies attacking batsman Chris Gayle.
“After losing a chance to catch earlier in the match, Stokes dived from long on and walked the West Indies batsman,” the newspaper reported.
He then felt uncomfortable celebrating with fellow players. It was due to injury that Stokes bowled just one over in the match. ‘