NEW DELHI: England star Ben Stokes may miss the World Cup opener towards New Zealand as a result of a hip harm with younger Harry Brook more likely to make his match debut.
Skipper Jos Buttler stated on Wednesday ‘it isn’t the time to take dangers’ as Stokes is coping with a slight niggle in his hip.
Defending champions England and the New Zealand will start the 45-day showpiece match at Ahmedabad’s 130,000-capacity stadium on Thursday.
England earlier sacrificed opener Jason Roy to accommodate Brook, who has been marked out as a future famous person of the sport due to his explosive batting.
Stokes, who reversed his shock one-day retirement to return to the squad, has not but been dominated out of what could be a re-match of the 2019 remaining however skipper Jos Buttler revealed why England’s quantity 4 batter was not absolutely match.
“He is received a slight niggle together with his hip. Fingers crossed that it will likely be excellent news for us,” Buttler advised reporters on the Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday.
“He is working onerous with the physios and we’ll know extra when the fellows arrive for coaching (later) right this moment.”
Take a look at captain Stokes, who has lengthy been nursing a hard knee, is again within the one-day setup purely as a batter and his record-breaking 182 towards New Zealand final month proved what he’s succesful even in a decreased position.
England are naturally cautious of dashing him so early in a six-week lengthy match.
“We’ll make the proper name right here – if he is not match to play, he is not match to play,” Buttler stated.
“It isn’t the time to take large danger on somebody at the beginning of the match.”
Brook, an automated choose in England’s check aspect and a part of their T20 World Cup profitable crew final 12 months, is more likely to be the beneficiary of circumstances.
“Harry, everyone knows, what a implausible participant he’s. The beginning of his worldwide profession has been excellent in T20 cricket and within the check format,” Buttler stated.
“He has not performed a great deal of ODI cricket however it’s a format that ought to swimsuit him completely.
“It will enable him to bat for a very long time and make large runs and that is one thing he enjoys doing.
“He is received all of the photographs. We all know from check cricket, he can play large innings. So it is a format that ought to swimsuit him very well.”
(With inputs from Reuters)
Skipper Jos Buttler stated on Wednesday ‘it isn’t the time to take dangers’ as Stokes is coping with a slight niggle in his hip.
Defending champions England and the New Zealand will start the 45-day showpiece match at Ahmedabad’s 130,000-capacity stadium on Thursday.
England earlier sacrificed opener Jason Roy to accommodate Brook, who has been marked out as a future famous person of the sport due to his explosive batting.
Stokes, who reversed his shock one-day retirement to return to the squad, has not but been dominated out of what could be a re-match of the 2019 remaining however skipper Jos Buttler revealed why England’s quantity 4 batter was not absolutely match.
“He is received a slight niggle together with his hip. Fingers crossed that it will likely be excellent news for us,” Buttler advised reporters on the Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday.
“He is working onerous with the physios and we’ll know extra when the fellows arrive for coaching (later) right this moment.”
Take a look at captain Stokes, who has lengthy been nursing a hard knee, is again within the one-day setup purely as a batter and his record-breaking 182 towards New Zealand final month proved what he’s succesful even in a decreased position.
England are naturally cautious of dashing him so early in a six-week lengthy match.
“We’ll make the proper name right here – if he is not match to play, he is not match to play,” Buttler stated.
“It isn’t the time to take large danger on somebody at the beginning of the match.”
Brook, an automated choose in England’s check aspect and a part of their T20 World Cup profitable crew final 12 months, is more likely to be the beneficiary of circumstances.
“Harry, everyone knows, what a implausible participant he’s. The beginning of his worldwide profession has been excellent in T20 cricket and within the check format,” Buttler stated.
“He has not performed a great deal of ODI cricket however it’s a format that ought to swimsuit him completely.
“It will enable him to bat for a very long time and make large runs and that is one thing he enjoys doing.
“He is received all of the photographs. We all know from check cricket, he can play large innings. So it is a format that ought to swimsuit him very well.”
(With inputs from Reuters)
