England all-rounder Ben Stokes took a break from cricket at the height of his form. The 29-year-old cricketer has been away from the field for two consecutive months since then. Stokes took this break mainly because his father was diagnosed with cancer. The English all-rounder is going to return to cricket with IPL again. And he is returning to cricket at the behest of his sick father.
Stokes has already arrived in Dubai to play for Rajasthan Royals. However, IPL corona protocol is in quarantine. Stokes could be seen in the Delhi Capitals match on October 9. However, Stokes' match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on October 11 is almost certain.
In a column in the Stokes Daily Mirror in Quarantine, he said that he decided to play in the IPL after talking to his father and family. However, there was a kind of doubt about whether this cricketer, who has not been in the IPL since the beginning, will be seen in this year's event.
Because he was last seen in the Test against Pakistan in the first week of August. Stokes has not been seen in the rest of the Test series against Pakistan and in the T20 series, or even in the ODI series against Australia.
He was with his family in Christchurch. Stokes wrote in his column about his own time, ‘It was hard to say goodbye to my father, mother and brother in Christchurch. We were having a very difficult time as a family, yet we moved on and stayed close to each other as much as possible. With the love and blessings of my parents, I boarded the flight to Dubai. The decision was made at the request of everyone in the family, there was no outside pressure. '
Referring to his father's contribution to his return to cricket, Stokes added: He reminded me of my professional responsibilities, my responsibilities as a husband and a father. We thought a lot, talked for a long time and finally decided that it was time for me to focus on the game. '