Ben Stokes to Give IPL 2023 a Miss, Set to Sit out of Mega Auction: Report

London, January 17: England all-rounder Ben Stokes is all set to miss the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 as he has determined to sit out the upcoming mega public sale. As per UK's Evening Standard, Stokes will give this 12 months's event a miss so as to keep contemporary for England's summer season season. Stokes, who represented Rajasthan Royals in final 12 months's IPL was not retained by the franchise forward of the upcoming mega public sale. In the not too long ago concluded Ashes, Stokes managed to rating 236 runs and take 4 wickets. The all-rounder had additionally taken a break so as to take care of his psychological well being in 2021 and it noticed him lacking the second half of IPL for Rajasthan Royals and the T20 World Cup. Earlier, England Test skipper Joe Root had confirmed that he has not given his title for the IPL 2023 mega public sale as he needs to give attention to rebuilding the Three Lions' Test facet. Root's clarification got here after England stumbled to a 146-run loss within the fifth Test, shedding the Ashes 0-4. Steve Smith Wishes Wife Dani Willis on Her Birthday, Australian Cricketer Shares Lovely Picture of the Couple (See Pic). "I didn't (give his name for auction), no, I think that there's a lot that we need to do for this team, which deserves all of my energy. I really hope I get the opportunity to do it. I'll keep sacrificing as much as I can because I care so much about Test cricket in our country and trying to get us to where we can," stated Root throughout a digital press convention. IPL's two new groups -- Sanjiv Goenka RPSG Group for the Lucknow franchise and CVC Capital's Ahmedabad workforce have already obtained the formal clearance from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, SociallyKeeda Staff might not have modified or edited the content material physique)