Auckland: England all-rounder Ben Stokes, who has been in New Zealand since last month, hit the training ground on Friday (September 18). He posted a video of himself bowling in the nets.
Taking to his Instagram, Stokes shared a video of himself bowling in the nets. “Been great being in Christchurch we’re it all began for me. thanks to @sydenhamcricket for letting me use their facilities to bowl in..unlucky today @nick.smithson.7,” Stokes wrote along with the video.
He turned nostalgic as Christchurch was the place where it all started for him and he began learning cricket traits during his foundation years. In the video one can see, Stokes bowled with precise line and length and the ball crashed onto the stumps after the batsman played the wrong line.
Stokes had left England in the midst of the Pakistan Test series and flew to New Zealand to be together with his father Ged who was diagnosed with brain cancer. While fans are unsure about Stokes’ availability for this year’s IPL, Rajasthan Royals head coach Andrew McDonald said that they are ready to give their star all-rounder ‘as much time as he needs and respect his privacy’.
The IPL 2020 will start on September 19 in the UAE. Rajasthan Royals will face Chennai Super Kings of their opening match on September 22.
