England Test captain Ben Stokes has expressed hope to achieve full fitness and make a comeback to the team ahead of the upcoming series against Pakistan.
The star all-rounder is currently nursing a hamstring injury, which he suffered during the recently concluded The Hundred 2024.
He was playing for the Northern Superchargers in the tournament when he tore his left hamstring which kept him away from cricket for the rest of the summer season, including the ongoing series against Sri Lanka.
However, the 33-year-old all-rounder has resumed light batting training in the nets.
In a video uploaded by the England Cricket Board (ECB), Ben Stokes said that he was still in rehab and decided to stay with the team to be around team physio and doctors.
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“I’m all good, just slowly progressing,” said Ben Stokes. “Me batting is just scratching an itch. I’m just taking it easy, hitting some balls. It’s still very early days in the rehab period.”
“I want to get back as quick as I possibly can, so being around the medical team here with physio and doctors, I thought that was going to give myself the best chance of getting back sooner rather than later.”
England is scheduled to tour Pakistan for a three-match Test series, commencing on October 7 in Multan. The second Test will be played from October 15 to 19 in Karachi, while Rawalpindi will host the third Test match from October 24-28.
It is pertinent to mention here that the series between Pakistan and England will be part of the ICC Test Championship 2023-2025.
For the unversed, this will be England’s second tour of Pakistan in two years. They won the last Test series 3-0 in December 2022.
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