The 31-year-old, who was purchased by CSK for Rs 16.25 crore in the course of the IPL public sale in December 2022, participated in simply the primary two matches for CSK, scoring 7 and eight and conceded 18 runs in his solely over with the ball.
With the Ashes collection between England and Australia starting with the opening Test on June 16, Stokes “will return to the UK after their final group game against Delhi Capitals on Saturday afternoon”, in keeping with a report in ESPNcricinfo.
As a part of their preparation, England are additionally set to play a Test towards Ireland at Lord’s on June 1 and Stokes, who has a long-running knee difficulty, had expressed his want to “give myself enough time to get back and play that game” and “fulfil my role as fourth seamer” in the course of the Ashes.
Following the April 3 recreation, Stokes did not play any match for CSK initially as a consequence of a toe harm.
On April 22, CSK chief coach Stephen Fleming had stated that Stokes has “suffered an injury setback and will be out for a week.”
The star all-rounder was out there for choice once more final week however did not function within the enjoying XI for CSK.
While CSK are sitting fairly on the second spot within the IPL standings, Fleming stated after their loss to Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday that bowling stays “a bit of a challenge” in the intervening time for Stokes and he’s there as “batting cover”.
With only one extra match to go within the league levels towards Delhi Capitals on Saturday, CSK will not be anticipated to “chop and change” their enjoying XI.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com