Ben Stokes to undergo surgery on torn hamstring, out for at least 3 months | Cricket News – Times of India

England will miss the services of their Test captain Ben Stokes beyond the ICC Champions Trophy next year after tests on his injured left hamstring revealed it to have a tear, which will keep the star all-rounder in recovery mode for at least three months.
Confirming the development late on Monday, the England and Wales Cricket Board‘s statement said that the “Durham all-rounder will undergo surgery in January”.
The 33-year-old Stokes suffered the injury while bowling the 13th over during the second innings of England’s third Test against New Zealand.
England’s next Test engagement is the one-off Test in May against Zimbabwe, followed by a five-Test series at home against India in July-August.
Notably, Stokes sat out of four Tests after going down with a similar left hamstring injury while playing in The Hundred in August.
“Something else to overcome…go on then!” Stokes said in a post on X.
“I’ve got so much more left in this tank and so much more blood sweat and tears to go through for my team and this shirt. There’s a reason I have a Phoenix permanently inked on my body.”