Ben Stokes faked injury? All-rounder back in action 2 weeks after being ruled out of summer

England National Cricket Team skipper Ben Stokes has returned to the nets just two weeks after he suffered a hamstring injury. The all-rounder batted in the nets at Old Trafford in Manchester, where the first Test against Sri Lanka is underway.

Ben Stokes, who is touted as one of the most passionate cricketers in the world, suffered an unfortunate injury ahead of the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka National Cricket Team. The Test captain injured himself during the recently concluded The Hundred League.

Ben Stokes, who played for Northern Superchargers, while playing against Manchester Originals clutched his hamstring as he attempted to take a quick single. The Test captain fell to the ground and needed assistance to get up. He then returned to the team dugout, using crutches to walk.

Stokes then underwent scans which revealed that he had suffered a bad injury and wouldn't be able to take the field. The hamstring injury ruled the all-rounder out of both the ongoing Test series against Sri Lanka and the entire English summer.

Although ruled out of the Tests against Sri Lanka, Stokes has stayed with the team in the dressing room. He has been passing on his inputs to the team and has been keenly watching the game along with the coaching staff of the team.

However, before Day 4 of the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka, the skipper was seen batting in the nets. The left-hander played some gorgeous drives and didn't look in pain as he played the shots.

Ben Stokes returns to nets after suffering hamstring injury ahead of Day 4 of the first Test against Sri Lanka

Here's the video:

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Ben Stokes is back in the nets, just two weeks after tearing his hamstring.

Keep going Ben 💪#ENGvSL pic.twitter.com/ShNmJ7LOhE

— England's Barmy Army 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎺 (@TheBarmyArmy) August 24, 2024

In the absence of Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope has been captaining the team in the ongoing Test series. The right-hander has done a decent job as the captain of the team and the Three Lions are now looking as the favorites to win the game and take a 1-0 lead in the series.

England National Cricket Team have bowled and batted tremendously well as they first bundled out the opposition for 236 runs and then posted 358 runs in reply. In the second innings, they picked 5 quick wickets and would be keen to end the innings soon and chase the target.

Chris Woakes was the star for England with the ball in the first innings as he picked up three wickets. Along with Shoaib Bashir also bagged three wickets while Gus Atkinson picked two wickets while Mark Wood was also amongst the wickets.

With the bat, Jamie Smith was the top performer as he slammed a vital century and ended with innings of 111 runs. Harry Brook also slammed a half-century that powered the England National Cricket Team to a total of 358 runs in the first innings.