London: England All-rounder Ben Stokes has revealed he played through ridiculous finger pain during the three-match ODI series against Pakistan.
Stokes has broken his finger in mid-April while playing for Rajasthan Royals at the Indian Premier League (IPL).
England beat Pakistan 3-0 in the ODI series, although management must choose the second side as three members of the first choice squad tested positive for Covid-19.
“It is a set of truly unexpected games for me and the truth is I will never play in normal conditions because of how much my pain with my left index finger.
The operation was successful after I solved it on the IPL., But it’s still very It hurts, “Stokes wrote in the daily mirror column, as reported by Espncricinfo.
“Sometimes you just need to grin and bear it, and the England captain is one of the reasons.
The finger has recovered structurally, but the pain is just ridiculous for which it should be that I have to facilitate injection.
This is for the rest of the summer.
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Talking about the break he gets, Stokes said: “I have a little rest now, which must give steroid time to take effect and allow me to play with pain in hundreds and then fight India.
Hopefully my finger will not be a problem when the test series India appeared, because it was a big series and we were all desperate to perform well.
“Towards the T20i series against Pakistan, England Skipper Eoin Mogan further talked about Ben Stokes, who was not selected in the T20i squad even when he took the lead in the ODI series.
“He dug us from a big hole that returned earlier than his injury and I thought the lead he did was a big praise for the leader on our side, how adult he was a leader and now a captain.
We give him every opportunity to fit,” Morgan said.
“He hasn’t played a lot of cricket and he has some R and R [rest and relaxation] at home and feels pretty fresh.
The finger hasn’t arrived because he and the medical team will be liked, so it’s important as good as a test match against India,” Add it.
Pakistan defeated England at the first T20i on Friday.
Both teams will lock the horn in the second T20i on Sunday.