Ben Stokes gives replace put up knee surgical procedure

England all-rounder Ben Stokes on Friday stated that his rehabilitation after a knee surgical procedure final month has been occurring nicely and he’s hoping to make additional progress within the subsequent two weeks.

Stokes underwent a profitable surgical procedure on his left knee on November 29 in a bid to remain match for the Test sequence in India, starting January subsequent 12 months.

The 32-year-old had been battling long-standing points on his left knee earlier than present process surgical procedure. He was unable to bowl within the ultimate three Ashes Tests towards Australia this 12 months and solely featured as a batter on the current World Cup in India, together with his physique unable to deal with the rigours of bowling.

On Friday, Stokes took to Instagram to share a video of his exercise within the gymnasium following the surgical procedure, which primarily concerned small squats.

“2 week post knee op. First 2 weeks was just relentless icing to get the swelling down and very small amounts of exercises to keep my knee moving,” he wrote.

“Great to be able to start some work in the gym, hoping for good progression over the next 2 weeks. Rehab been going really well,” stated the England Test captain.

Stokes is aiming for a return to aggressive cricket quickly, particularly eyeing England’s Test tour of India subsequent month, beginning in Hyderabad on January 25.

However, England males’s managing director Rob Key had earlier clarified that Stokes would solely be enjoying the sequence as a specialised batter and wouldn’t be bowling, if he’s out there.

“His surgery has been a success. We are expecting him to be fit, but we are not expecting him to be able to bowl,” Key had advised BBC earlier this week.

“We never had him down to be bowling in India. This is part of an ongoing process in terms of getting him back to bowling.”

In order to handle his workload and health forward of the T20 Wold Cup subsequent 12 months, Stokes is not going to be that includes for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024.

Stokes was Chennai Super Kings’ costliest signing for the 2023 IPL however performed simply two matches as a consequence of damage.