Ben Stokes hoping operated finger gained’t trigger him issues towards India

England’s star all-rounder Ben Stokes is hoping that his operated left index finger wouldn’t trigger him issues through the marquee Test sequence towards India, after taking part in by means of “ridiculous pain” within the current ODIs towards Pakistan.
He has revealed that the ache pressured him to take pain-killing steroid injection.
Stokes is because of play for Northern Superchargers within the first few rounds of The Hundred earlier than linking up with the England squad for the 5 Tests towards India, beginning August 4 in Nottingham.
“I’ve got a bit of a break now which should give the steroids time to take effect and allow me to play pain free in the Hundred and then against India,” Stokes wrote within the ‘Daily Mirror’.
“The plan remains to be to take some half within the Hundred, though everybody will must be as cautious as potential the place COVID is worried. I do know the ECB are working exhausting on getting that proper.
“Hopefully my finger won’t be a problem by the time the India Test series comes around, because that is a huge series and one, we are all desperate to perform well in,” he Stokes.
Stokes had fractured the finger whereas taking part in for the Rajasthan Royals within the IPL.
He performed six T20 Blast video games for Durham in June and early July however was not supposed to participate in both the ODI or T20I leg of Pakistan’s tour till a variety of COVID-19 instances within the England camp pressured the complete squad into self-isolation.
The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) was left with no possibility however to summon Stokes and hand him captaincy on the final minute.
“It was a totally unexpected set of games for me and the truth is I would never have played under normal circumstances due to how much pain I was in with my left index finger,” he wrote.
“The surgery was a success after I had broken it at the IPL, but it was still so painful. Sometimes though you just have to grin and bear it, and captaining England is one of those reasons.”
England gained the sequence 3-0.
Stokes added, “Sometimes although you simply have to smile and bear it, and captaining England is a type of causes.
“The finger has healed structurally, but the pain was just ridiculous for where it should be so that is why I have now had an injection to ease it for the rest of the summer.”