England, Ben Stokes and IPL

Ben Stokes opted out of IPL bidding to prolong international cricket career with England
England test captain Ben Stokes says he opted out of the bidding in the Indian Premier League to prioritize playing international cricket in what he described as the “back end” of his career.
Why did Ben Stokes pull out of IPL 2025 mega auction? England Test captain prioritises national team over franchise cricket
Ben Stokes prioritised international cricket over IPL as he opted out of the 2025 mega auction. Here's why the England skipper made this tough decision.
Ben Stokes says sorry for making England team ‘tread on eggshells’
Ben Stokes started this tour by apologising to his players for being grumpy and leaving them “treading on eggshells” around him in Pakistan.
England captain Ben Stokes makes honest admission about his future in cricket
Ben Stokes admits he is managing "the back end of my career" after choosing to skip the Indian Premier League and prioritise his time in international cricket.
Stokes opted out of IPL to prolong England career
Captain Ben Stokes says he opted out of the Indian Premier League auction in order to prolong his England career.
Ben Stokes explains IPL decision and drops England future hint ahead of New Zealand Test
England captain Ben Stokes decided not to offer his services as part of the Indian Premier League super-auction this week, opting to prioritise his international career instead
Stokes skipped IPL auction to 'look after body' and 'prolong' England career
Ben Stokes has revealed he did not enter the IPL mega auction to strip back his playing commitments as he attempts to prolong the twilight of his career. Stokes was a notable omission from the list of 52 Englishmen signed up for the mega auction in Jeddah for the 2025 competition.
Ben Stokes focusing on managing 'back end' of England career after IPL decision
Ben Stokes focusing on managing 'back end' of England career after IPL decision - Captain sat out of lucrative T20 tournament in bid to ease his workload
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Ben Stokes: England captain defends decision to hand Jacob Bethell Test debut against New Zealand
Jacob Bethell will make England Test debut at No 3 against New Zealand after starring in white-ball game for club and ...
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"We don’t really look at it, I don’t look at it" - Ben Stokes dismisses 'utterly-confusing' WTC ahead of 2024 ENG-NZ Test series
England skipper Ben Stokes dismissed the World Test Championship (WTC) concept, terming it "utterly confusing" and one he and ...
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Ben Stokes Calls World Test Championship 'Utterly Confusing'
England Test Captain Ben Stokes expressed his views on the ICC World Test Championship, terming it as 'utterly confusing.' ...
Alastair Cook tells Ben Stokes what England still need to achieve in Bazball era
England face a mammoth year ahead culminating in the next Ashes series Down Under which could make or break the legacy of Ben ...
England keep New Zealand in check on day one - as it happened
The New Zealand veteran falls in the 90s for the first time since 2018, cutting into the hands of Zak Crawley who takes the catch falling to his left. It's a second wicket for the returning Gus ...
England spinner Shoaib Bashir says Ben Stokes' faith 'brings best out of me' after four-wicket haul vs New Zealand
Shoaib Bashir has been continually backed by England and that faith reaped rewards on day one against New Zealand as ...
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Stokes-McCullum need series win vs India or Australia: Cook speaks on Bazball
Former England captain Alastair Cook said that Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes need a marquee series win under their belt - ...
Ben Stokes showed true colours in conversation with rival over personal heartbreak
England star Ben Stokes and Pakistan captain Shan Masood are rivals when it comes to cricket but the pair have grown closer ...