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‘Iski nautanki kabtak chalegi’ - Fans react to Ben Stokes as his ‘I am going to the Indian T20 League’ statement goes viral

Here is how fans have reacted to the confirmation from Ben Stokes regarding his availability for the Chennai franchise

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Ben Stokes has been a great leader for England in recent times in the longest format of the game. On 28 February 2023, England lost the second game of the Test series against New Zealand. The series ended 1-1. But, after the first Test, fans started to speculate that Ben Stokes might miss the final stages of the Indian T20 League 2023.

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In this upcoming edition of the tournament, Stokes will play for the Chennai franchise. But, now after the second Test, Ben Stokes confirmed that he still intends to play for the Chennai franchise and will also turn up in the Ashes to fulfill his role as the fourth seamer. Stokes said that he is going to have a lot of time to give himself the best opportunity to get it right. 

“Don't worry, I'm going to the Indian T20 League.” - Ben Stokes

After the Wellington Test, Ben Stokes said: “I'm not going to lie, it has been very frustrating knowing something has been holding me back from performing as I'd like to. Over the next four months, I'm going to have a lot of time to give myself the best opportunity to get it right. Don't worry, I'm going to the Indian T20 League. I've had conversations with Stephen Fleming and he's fully aware of the situation with my body at the moment. It's a week-by-week case at the moment."

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“I've been working hard with the physios and the medics trying to get myself into a place where I can fulfill that role how I have done over the last 10 years. I've got a four-month period now to get it even better before the Ashes because I want to be turning up in Birmingham able to fulfill that role properly. It is frustrating knowing I can't give everything I normally do, but I'll be doing everything I can to give myself the best opportunity of not having to worry about that,” Stokes further added. Hearing that news, Chennai fans went crazy and shared their views on the social media platform.

Here are some tweets shared by fans for Ben Stokes regarding his availability for the Indian T20 League 2023:

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