England all-rounder Chris Woakes is a superb all-format participant. He has received T20 World Cup in addition to ODI World Cup with the Three Lions. He has been part of IPL for a few years now. However, the England all-rounder didn’t put his identify up for public sale final yr in December. That choice stunned many even when likes of Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Sam Curran, his fellow England teammates, forwarded their names to play in IPL 2023. Three months after the IPL public sale, Woakes has lastly opened up on why he determined to skip the public sale this time. Woakes mentioned that with a protracted Test season forward, he felt switching from a T20s to Test cricket takes a toll on his physique.Â
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“One, my body whenever I have come back from the IPL before, I don’t feel I have come back in the best shape going into a Test summer. For me personally that jump from T20 to Test cricket is quite a big jump. I have always found that transition quite hard,” mentioned the quick bowler.
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This is a crucial yr for England Test aspect. They are taking part in the Ashes vs Australia at dwelling in June. The gamers need extra prep time and with IPL ending finish of May, the prep interval shall be much less. Woakes is in Bangladesh to play cricket matches after which he’ll fly again to play matches for his county aspect Warwickshire.
“I haven’t played Test cricket for a year, so I feel like I would need some overs under my belt to have the chance to knock on the door for selection in what is a tough team to get back into at the minute. That is a big part of it,” he added.