Ben Stokes now went to his social media and posted an image of himself sitting at the back of a car, with pillow and braced leg. The all-rounder believes he will return to action soon enough.

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“Bionic Man for a while. Surgery done. In a bit….” Stokes captioned his Instagram post.

Stokes recovered to full fitness after a continuous recovery program, and he had played as an all-rounder in the series against New Zealand. However, he was not able to continue in the match as he came up with a problem mid-over due to high demand put on him.

The England team for Champions Trophy has already excluded Ben Stokes from their squad, but he has a chance to concentrate on rehabilitation and return to Tests since there are no matches scheduled for the country till May.

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Ben was bowling to New Zealand’s youngster Rachin Ravindra when he suddenly held his hamstring very tightly, and had to leave the field for the necessary treatment.

The veteran all-rounder has had a fine hold of hamstring injuries throughout the year. The nature of the injury is still unknown and it is yet to be confirmed if Ben will come to bat for England in the second innings. If he remains unavailable for batting, the duration of his absence will also be unknown.

Since Ben is not in action, New Zealand has managed to put a total of 453 on the board. As they had a lead of 204 runs in the first innings, the Kiwis have handed a massive target of 658 runs to the visitors. At the end of Day 3, England were on 18/2 with 640 runs to win.

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Harry Brook has been a massive player in Test cricket, and he had established as one of the main players for England. His massive performance in New Zealand series had a key impact in England’s 2-0 victory. Whenever England has needed him, he has come up and given out match-winning performances.

Joe Root has declared Harry Brook as the best batter in the world at the moment. He put emphasis on Harry’s exceptional challenging batting style.

“If you asked me, Brooky is by far and away the best player in the world at the minute. He has such an all-round game: he can absorb pressure, he can apply it, he can whack you over your head for six, he can scoop you over his head for six, he can smack spin, he can smack seam. He’s so hard to bowl to,” Root said.

Root accepted that he has been waiting Harry to show his phenomenal form, but also acknowledges the talent of the young player. Root has even expressed how he admires Brook and wants to play alongside him.

“I’m trying to catch him, but he’s too good, isn’t he? He’s got another hundred this week and he’s one of the best players, if not the best player, to have ever played the game. It’s mega to play with him and he’s awesome to watch,” Root concluded.

Harry Brook has already secured 2280 runs to his name in 23 Test matches at an impressive average of 61.62, which is the third-highest average in history of Test cricket.

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After the teams got penalized, New Zealand now have a points percentage of 47.92. Even if they win all the remaining Tests of the series against England, they can only reach up to 55.36%. As a result of this point deduction, New Zealand have now been dropped from their position from joint-fourth to fifth in the standings.

New Zealand will now face a tough task if they want to qualify for the nest year’s one-off Test in June 2025. Two wins against England and many other results also need to go in the way of the BlackCaps if they wish to reach the Lord’s decider match.

When time allowances were taken into consideration, both New Zealand and England were both found to have ben three overs short of the target. This resulted in both the sides being penalized one point for each over they have been short.

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New Zealand remained fourth on WTC points table, but their win percentage dropped to 50. This loss marked their sixth loss in 12 games. A cleansweep against England earlier on would have resulted in them with a win percentage of 64.21.

If New Zealand manages to win the series 2-1 against England, the team will still need to get some backing from other sides in order to reach their second WTC final.

England on the other hand kept their sixth place in the points table as they won 10th game out of 20 matches. The team does not have a chance of qualifying for their maiden WTC Final. They currently have a win percentage of 43.75.

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This sudden turn of events got confirmed to franchises just three days before the mega auction takes place in Saudi Arabia on November 24. The inclusion of Jofra in the auction has sparked significant interests among franchises.

Jofra Archer’s initial absence from the shortlist, along with his teammate Mark Wood had led to raise of eyebrows since they were both part of the original long list. Archer setting maximum base price of INR 2 crore further adds further adds the revelations surrounding his potential return to IPL.

Archer being allowed in IPL would have a significant effect on his ability to play for Sussex in the early part of County Championship season. The ECB prevented Archer from entering the auctions last year, in order to avoid rushing his injury recovery. However, not taking him in this year’s auction would have put him to the side from the IPL upto at least 2027.

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As senior players have returned to the squad, Fabian Allen, Alick Athanaze, Andre Fletcher and Shamar Springer will miss a chance to face the English team at home. Spinner Matthew Forde has taken the place of Alzarri Joseph.

Joseph was not taken for matches as he received a suspension for two-matches since he walked off the field during the 3rd ODI after having an argument with captain Shai Hope.

Romario Shepherd has kept his place in the squad as well. Romario faced cramps during the final ODI of the series and Sherfane Rutherford was the player who had to bowl the remaining overs, which came out to be more expensive then they thought.

“The T20 team is our most settled team with lots of experienced players,” West Indies head coach Daren Sammy said.

“However, the difficulty will be picking the XI, as every single player is challenging for a spot. As we face a very good England team, I am confident that the selected squad will continue to play a brand of cricket that allows us to win games, and this ‘Rivalry’ series,”

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Even though James has registered for it, England Test captain Ben Stokes is threatened to be jammed from the next season since he has stepped back from the auctions.

According to the new regulations, until the home board states the player to be injured, an international player will not be given permission to partake in the mini-auctions in the following year if their name is not included in mega-auctions.

Before the 2025 season of IPL, BCCI implemented a new rule that states for a player to be barred from both the tournaments and auctions for two seasons if the player registers for the auction and then withdraws after being selected.

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Danni is a seasoned international cricketer who has played 258 matches for England. She recently represented her country in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

“Originally acquired by UPW in the auction for INR 30 lakhs, Wyatt will move to RCB at her existing fee. Wyatt brings a wealth of experience to RCB, having played 164 T20 Internationals (T20Is) for England – the highest number for any English player in the T20I format,” an official WPL release read.

🚨 Official Announcement: #ನಮಸ್ಕಾರDanni 🚨

Star English all-rounder and 2017 ICC Women's World Cup winner, Danielle Wyatt Hodge joins RCB for #WPL2025, in the pre-season trade window. 🔥

Welcome to RCB, Danni! 🙌@Danni_Wyatt | #PlayBold #SheIsBold pic.twitter.com/76i5p8XTXW

— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) October 30, 2024

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Kevin Peterson went on to ‘X’ to question the decision by PCB to leave Gary Kirsten.

How can Pakistan Cricket lose Gary Kirsten’s with his resumè in coaching?
One step forward the last few weeks and two steps back today!
Stop doing it to yourselves. Too much talent to keep doing this kind of stuff!

— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) October 28, 2024

According to PTI’s reliable source, Test coach Jason Gillespie informed PCB that he is available to see the upcoming white-ball tour of Australia beginning November 4, but he is not looking for a permanent post as the white-ball coach.

“Gillispie has informed the board they should look for a replacement for Kirsten for the white ball games in Zimbabwe and onwards,” he added.

Though the board did not give any specific reason for this sudden decision, source confirmed that all this happened because he was not involved with the announcement of the board for the skipper of the white-ball format and the squads for Australia and Zimbabwe tour.

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