England skipper Ben Stokes introduced his departure for India as he’s headed to affix Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) forward of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, which will get underway on March 31. Stokes, who was purchased by CSK for Rs 16.25 crore within the IPL 2023 public sale, can be enjoying beneath the management of MS Dhoni but once more.
The England all-rounder, who has retired from ODI cricket, introduced on social media, “See you quickly @chennaiipl”. One fan mentioned, “captain is ready” whereas one other tweeted, “begin the whistles”. In the meantime, former India opener Abhinav Mukund gave Stokes some reassurance. “Ur luggage can be protected in chennai,” he mentioned with a laughing emoji.
See you quickly @ChennaiIPL pic.twitter.com/RvJjPtHpJi
— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) March 23, 2023
Stokes and CSK will open their IPL 2023 marketing campaign towards defending champions Gujarat Titans on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 31. The Englishman didn’t register his identify for the IPL 2022 mega public sale after turning out for Rajasthan Royals within the IPL 2021 season.
Stokes took a psychological well being break, lacking an enormous a part of 2021, particularly after the dying of his father Ged. “It was a bitterly disappointing Ashes marketing campaign Down Beneath, however now we have to be taught from it and start the job of constructing the crew again to the place we need to be. It’s going to take time, in fact it is going to. Even the white-ball crew took time to get to the purpose the place we might win a World Cup.
“And we have to go on an analogous journey with the Take a look at crew now, with everybody concerned 100% dedicated to doing what is critical to enhance and be among the many finest groups once more. I need to work alongside Joe Root, the perfect man we might have as captain, to get us there. Take a look at cricket is totally my primary precedence,” Stokes had written in his Every day Mirror column final 12 months.
“It’s why I believed lengthy and onerous about whether or not to go to the IPL or not, and felt that this was not in regards to the cash however about the place my priorities are. It wouldn’t be honest on any crew I signed up for if I wasn’t completely targeted on issues on the market,” he added.
Stokes has performed in 43 matches in IPL in his profession and scored 920 runs with two a whole bunch and two fifties to his identify. He has additionally picked up 28 wickets within the T20 league.
