Ben stokes csk

The all-rounder played just two games in IPL 2023 and bowled only one over, conceding 18 runs. He also scored a meagre 15 runs across two innings. In a video posted on his Instagram account, He said: "For England to win, Ben Stokes has to be fully fit to add to that bowling depth. He is aggressive, fast and bowls that short-pitched ball at the body that troubles most of the Australian batters. He will be crucial with his fitness." Brad Hogg hails Brendon MCCullum for his work as head coach Brad Hogg believes England have been the best Test team over the past year. He added that head coach and New Zealand legend McCullum has instilled the fearless brand of cricket within England's Test team. This has produced some incredible results so far, including a 3-0 drubbing of Pakistan away from home. On this, Hogg stated: "McCullum has got his team operating like a well-oiled machine. England have been the best Test team over the past 12 months and there’s no doubt about that. He has got the perfect lithium batteries to charge his troops." England will face a difficult test from Australia's bowlers, who were in top form while handing India a 209-run defeat in the World Test Championship (WTC) final. It will be interesting to see if the Aussies, led by Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc, find a way to stop the Bazball ideology from being successful in the Ashes.

Four-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings managed to secure the services of England all-rounder Ben Stokes in the IPL 2023 mini auction, which took place on Friday (December 23). CSK splashed out Rs. 16.25 crore to acquire the services of the star cricketer, who previously shared the dressing room with MS Dhoni in the IPL 2017. "Very excited to get Stokes, and we were lucky also because he came up at the end. We wanted an all-rounder, and MS was very happy that we got Stokes. The captaincy option is there, but it’s a call MS will take with time. Kyle Jamieson was injured, so maybe many others didn’t look at him. We had information from Fleming that he had recovered and was raring to go. CSK looks bright, and I hope we do well this season. We follow the process always, and that will help us do well," he was quoted by ESPNCricinfo.

The 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) concluded earlier this week. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) emerged as the champions after they outclassed Hardik Pandya’s Gujarat Titans (GT) in the summit clash. Under MS Dhoni’s leadership, it was Chennai’s fifth title in the tournament. Dhoni managed his resources quite well despite the injury crises in the camp. CSK bought star England all-rounder Ben Stokes for 16.25 crore but he could play only two matches in IPL 2023. He last featured against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in April Despite not serving enough for the Chennai-based franchise, Stokes continued to support his team in whatever way possible. On the day of the finals, Stokes posted a pic of himself on Instagram where he watched CSK’s inspiring victory against GT on his phone in the bar of the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington. Ben Stokes watching the IPL final (Image Source: Instagram) Stokes is the captain of English side for the one-off test against Ireland. Ahead of the match, Stokes spoke about CSK’s fifth title win and his contribution to the same. Talking about his experience in the 16th edition of the tournament, Stokes compared his role in Chennai to that of football legend John Terry. Stokes referred to former England football team skipper Terry who lifted the Champions League trophy in 2012 despite being banned from playing the final. “I played a little bit of a John Terry role winning the IPL,” the allrounder joked during press commitments. The English ...

If Stokes comes in, then most likely Sri Lankan mystery spinner Maheesh Theekshana will go out. Theekshana hasn’t been able to perform as per expectations, and his fielding has also been very poor. In case Stokes is not deemed fit enough to feature, CSK could include New Zealand all-rounder Mitchell Santner. He can pose a serious threat to MI batters at the Chepauk track.

During the ceremony, Dhoni was heard calling Stokes to the stage where a CSK shirt was handed to him. "I would like to welcome all the new players. Ben, I know you are not new, but you are new for CSK so please, I request you to come on stage," Dhoni was heard saying in a Chennai Super Kings begin their campaign against defending champions Gujarat Titans. The match will be between two generations of Indian cricket. At one side will be CSK skipper MS Dhoni, who took Indian cricket to new heights of success in the late 2000s to early 2010s by clinching the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup (2007), ICC Cricket World Cup (2011) and ICC Champions Trophy (2013) and became the only skipper to win these three major titles. Dhoni replicated this success in IPL, leading the team to the title on four occasions. On the other side is GT skipper