Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Ben Stokes was ruled out of IPL 2021 on April 12, 2021 after suffering an injury to his left hand during the team’s match against Punjab Kings in Mumbai. The report later stated that he is a broken finger, which, unfortunately, will knock him out of the season for the royal. The franchise is already missing Jofra Archer who will join the team late after surgery on his successful hand.
Ben Stokes tried his best to complete a catch in the outfield, but kept his fingers on the ground. After this, he left the farm for treatment and went back to the farm. The franchise’s first official statement also came in it tonight. Here is a list of players who can replace the English all-rounder for the Royals.
Corey Anderson as Replacement of Ben stokes in RR team
The Kiwi cricketer announced his retirement last year and is now playing franchise cricket in the UK. Anderson has a 3-year contract with Major League Cricket in the US.
This training includes Major in Cricket Management under MLC and Anderson’s team in Minor League Cricket and Coaching Ventures. Anderson has recently played for Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capital in IPL.
Scott Kuggeleijn
He is another Kiwi cricketer who has played IPL. In 2021 IPL, Scott played for Chennai Super Kings. He just played two games for the csk and has grabbed two wickets. He has been dishing out achievements with the nationwide squad and may be one of the decent contestants to replace Stokes. He bowls with velocity.
Devon Conway
He is South African born, this Kiwi cricketer is a recent batting phenomenon. He just earned the Men’s ODI Player of The Year in The New Zealand Cricket Awards Night. He has been in decent rhythem in recent games. He is nowadays ranked fourth in the T20I scales. He is 29 and a later starter in international cricket. he has participated in three ODIs and 14 T20Is for New Zealand.
Parera
A stirring right-arm pacer and sporadically ally beneficial left-handed power hitter, Thisara Perera. He is the part of Sri Lanka’s t20 format sides since 2010. Bowling is apparently Perera’s main skill but, frequently deployed in the lower-middle order. He is also able of providing fierce finishes to an innings.
Perera is extremely drastic on spin, which has directed to his being utilized as a pinch-hitter throughout the middle overs. but he has at times also been weak to quality pace bowling.