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Watch: Ben Stokes Suffers Major Injury, Carried Off The Pitch By Teammate

England Test captain Ben Stokes was carried off the field on Sunday while playing for Hundred outfit Northern Superchargers. All-rounder Stokes, 33, suffered an apparent hamstring injury in their match in Manchester and was accompanied into the stands by two Superchargers staff members. He grabbed the back of his left leg while in pain on the floor having hit a quick single. England begin the first of their three-match Test series with Sri Lanka on August 21, at the same Old Trafford ground.

Woakes another England injury worry after pulling out of The Hundred

England will be monitoring the status of Chris Woakes ahead of the three-test series against Sri Lanka after the all-rounder withdrew from The Hundred due to injury, the news coming after captain Ben Stokes had to be helped off the pitch on Sunday.

Rahul Dravid To Return To Rajasthan Royals? Report Makes Big Revelation

Former India batter Rahul Dravid bowed out from his coaching duties after Rohit Sharma and co successfully clinched the T20 World Cup 2024 title in June, this year. Dravid, who failed to win any ICC trophy in his tenure as a player, finally added one title to his cabinet as a coach. The 51-year-old is undoubtedly one of the greatest batters India ever produced. As Dravid has now handed over India's coaching duties to Gautam Gambhir, there are some reports suggesting that he is now likely to return in IPL as a coach of Rajasthan Royals.

"Believes In Higher Purpose": Sanju Samson Breaks Silence On Regular Team India Snub

India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson is one of those players, who frequently get overlooked by the selectors. The Rajasthan Royals skipper, who made his international debut in 2015, was also snubbed from the Asia Cup 2023 and ODI World Cup 2023 squad. He was later named in India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad but did not play a single match. Recently, he was a part of the Indian team which faced Sri Lanka in three-match T20I series, where he played two matches but could not score even a single run.

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Likely To Play Duleep Trophy, Says Report. Only Player Exempted Is...

After a disappointing ODI series against Sri Lanka, the Indian men's cricket team gears up for a grueling Test schedule, also the start of Gautam Gambhir's stint as head coach in red-ball cricket. Gambhir has profoundly expressed the importance of domestic red-ball cricket and he is keen to implement the same for Indian national team players ahead of the start of the Test season. A report has claimed that Gambhir is keen to see the likes of Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, as well as seniors like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli participate in the Duleep Trophy.

NZ coach Stead to manage pacers' workloads against Afghanistan, Sri Lanka

Tim Southee will captain New Zealand's 15-man squad for their trip to face Afghanistan and Sri Lanka next month but may not play in all three tests with head coach Gary Stead keen to manage workloads in tough conditions.

New Zealand Include William O'Rourke, Ben Sears For Afghanistan, Sri Lanka Tests

New Zealand included promising seamers Will O'Rourke and Ben Sears on Monday in their Test squad to face Afghanistan and Sri Lanka as the Black Caps look to bounce back from their T20 World Cup debacle. New Zealand play Afghanistan next month in a one-off Test in Noida, India, before facing Sri Lanka away in a two-Test series in late September. It will be the Black Caps' first cricket since crashing out of the T20 World Cup in the group stages last June following a shock defeat to Afghanistan.

Ben Stokes In Doubt For Sri Lanka Test Series With Possible Injury

England captain Ben Stokes is in doubt for his side's three-match Test series against Sri Lanka after he suffered a suspected hamstring injury while playing in a domestic match on Sunday. Stokes pulled up sore when attempting a quick single while playing for the Northern Superchargers against the Manchester Originals in England's The Hundred competition at Old Trafford and was forced to leave the field, as per the ICC. He appeared later on crutches, before returning to the team dugout to watch the Superchargers record a narrow seven-wicket victory over their fellow northern rival.

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Watch: Ben Stokes Suffers Major Injury, Carried Off The Pitch By Teammate

Woakes another England injury worry after pulling out of The Hundred

Rahul Dravid To Return To Rajasthan Royals? Report Makes Big Revelation

"Believes In Higher Purpose": Sanju Samson Breaks Silence On Regular Team India Snub

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Likely To Play Duleep Trophy, Says Report. Only Player Exempted Is...

NZ coach Stead to manage pacers' workloads against Afghanistan, Sri Lanka

New Zealand Include William O'Rourke, Ben Sears For Afghanistan, Sri Lanka Tests

Ben Stokes In Doubt For Sri Lanka Test Series With Possible Injury