England skipper Ben Stokes introduced his departure for India as he’s headed to hitch Chennai Super 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, will probably be taking part in below the management of MS Dhoni but once more.
The England all-rounder, who has retired from ODI cricket, introduced on social media, “See you soon @chennaiipl”. One fan mentioned, “captain is waiting” whereas one other tweeted, “start the whistles”. Meanwhile, former India opener Abhinav Mukund gave Stokes some reassurance. “Ur bags will be safe 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 loss of life of his father Ged. “It was a bitterly disappointing Ashes marketing campaign Down Under, however we have now to study from it and start the job of constructing the workforce again to the place we need to be. It will take time, in fact it is going to. Even the white-ball workforce took time to get to the purpose the place we might win a World Cup.
“And we need to go on a similar journey with the Test team now, with everyone involved 100 percent committed to doing what is necessary to improve and be among the best teams again. I want to work alongside Joe Root, the best man we could have as captain, to get us there. Test cricket is absolutely my number one priority,” Stokes had written in his Daily Mirror column final 12 months.
“It is why I thought long and hard about whether to go to the IPL or not, and felt that this was not about the money but about where my priorities are. It wouldn’t be fair on any team I signed up for if I wasn’t totally focused on things out there,” he added.
Stokes has performed in 43 matches in IPL in his profession and scored 920 runs with two a whole lot and two fifties to his identify. He has additionally picked up 28 wickets within the T20 league.
