{"id":4104,"date":"2021-08-06T22:41:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T17:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/?p=4104"},"modified":"2021-08-06T22:41:49","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T17:11:49","slug":"why-ben-stokes-is-not-playing-in-india-vs-england-test-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/why-ben-stokes-is-not-playing-in-india-vs-england-test-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Ben Stokes is not playing in India vs England Test Series?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The India vs England series has been started. It is a battle between two best test teams in the world at the present moment. The squad of both the teams are filled with big names.<\/strong> However, there is one big omission. Ben Stokes, who is one of the best all rounders in world cricket is not in England squad for this series. Fans want to know\u00a0Why Ben Stokes is not playing in India vs England Test Series.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4105\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4105\" style=\"width: 634px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/why-ben-stokes-not-playing.png\" alt=\"why ben stokes not playing\" width=\"634\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/why-ben-stokes-not-playing.png 634w, https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/why-ben-stokes-not-playing-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/why-ben-stokes-not-playing-100x70.png 100w, https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/why-ben-stokes-not-playing-218x150.png 218w, https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/why-ben-stokes-not-playing-607x420.png 607w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">why ben stokes not playing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The reason why <strong>Ben Stokes<\/strong> is not playing versus India is that he has taken an indefinite break from cricket. Ben Stokes has withdrawn from the 5-match Test series against India &#8216;prioritise his mental health&#8217;.\u00a0The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed that all-rounder Ben Stokes will take an indefinite break from all forms of cricket with immediate effect. The news came before the starting of the India vs England series.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>See why Ben Stokes took this indefinite break from cricket :<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/what-happened-to-ben-stokes-indefinite-break-from-cricket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What happened to Ben Stokes \u2013 Indefinite break from cricket<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ben Stokes was included in the England squad to face India in five match Test series. After the decision of Stokes to take a break from cricket, Craig Overton has been named as his replacement for the Test series against India.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Official Statement: Ben Stokes<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 England Cricket (@englandcricket) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/englandcricket\/status\/1421146026157674496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-content\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><b>\u201c<\/b><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><b>Stokes has withdrawn from England\u2019s Test squad ahead of the LV= Insurance Test series against India starting next week to prioritize\u00a0his mental well-being and to rest his left index finger, which has not fully healed since his return to competitive cricket earlier this month.<\/b><\/span><\/span><b>\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<strong>England Cricket Board said in a statement on 30 July.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>England Cricket Team Squad<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Joe Root (Captain), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Dom Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Haseeb Hameed, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Dom Sibley, Mark Wood, Craig Overton<\/p>\n<h3><strong>India\u00a0Cricket Team Squad<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Rohit Sharma, Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stroyPub\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The India vs England series has been started. It is a battle between two best test teams in the world at the present moment. The squad of both the teams are filled with big names. However, there is one big omission. 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