The 32-year-old hopes to return as an all-rounder for England’s Test series against India in January after surgery on a chronic injury
Ben Stokes will undergo surgery on his left knee immediately after England’s World Cup campaign with the hope of returning to all-rounder status for the Test tour of India early next year.
Asked if he regretted coming out of ODI retirement for this World Cup, Stokes said: “I have no regrets whatsoever. Playing a World Cup for your country … if we were in a better position I wouldn’t be asked the question. It is an easy question to ask when things have gone wrong. It was the right decision and I have no regrets whatsoever.”
Either way, a rehabilitation period of “five to seven” weeks means Stokes faces a race to recover in time for England’s pre-tour training camp in the United Arab Emirates in mid-January. It may be his return to bowling at full pelt comes mid-series.
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