England all-rounder Ben Stokes will be sidelined for up to 12 weeks after fracturing a finger while on Indian Premier League duty, cricket chiefs announced on Friday. "England all-rounder Ben Stokes will be out for up to 12 weeks after a repeat X-ray and CT scan on Thursday revealed that he has a fracture of his left index finger," an England and Wales Cricket Board statement read. "Stokes, who is currently in India with Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League, will fly home tomorrow. Stokes looks set to miss England's two Tests against New Zealand in June as well as limited-overs matches against Sri Lanka. The Royals said earlier in the week that Stokes would be ruled out of the remainder of the IPL season.

Source: News 24 April 16, 2021 10:30 UTC