By Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Ben Stokes’ Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 campaign has come to an abrupt end after injuring a finger on his left hand during Rajasthan Royals’ opening game against Punjab Kings. Stokes was injured while taking a diving catch to dismiss West Indies dasher Chris Gayle on April 12 and subsequent investigations revealed that he sustained a broken finger, which will, unfortunately, rule him out of the 2021 season.
Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the IPL following a broken finger in last night's game. ?
He will stay with the Royals and support the rest of the group in the upcoming matches. ?#RoyalsFamily | @benstokes38 pic.twitter.com/WVUIFmPLMJ
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 13, 2021
It was due to the injury that Stokes didn’t bowl more than one over with Punjab Kings scoring a massive 222.
Stokes will remain out in India for a week. Dialogue has already begun between the ECB and Royals around managing the injury.
He will have an X-Ray in India (Mumbai) on Thursday to determine how much damage has been done before the ECB take over the planning of the recovery.
