England captain Stokes ruled out for season with torn hamstring

England’s cricket captain, Ben Stokes, has been ruled out for the remainder of the season due to a torn hamstring, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Tuesday. The 33-year-old all-rounder sustained the injury while batting for the Northern Superchargers in The Hundred on Sunday.

Stokes will miss the upcoming three-match Test series against Sri Lanka, which begins on August 21 at Old Trafford. Vice-captain Ollie Pope will step in as Test skipper for the series.

In a statement, the ECB confirmed: “As a result of the scans conducted in Leeds on Tuesday, Stokes will miss England’s three-match Test series against Sri Lanka.”

Stokes is targeting a return for England’s winter Test tour of Pakistan, set to start in early October. The tour will feature three Test matches in Multan, Karachi, and Rawalpindi.

(Source: AFP)