By Kaif - Jul 28, 2025 02:30 PM
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Ben Stokes injury update: England captain Ben Stokes has given an update on his hamstring injury. He says that he is mentally fine. According to Stokes, he faced problems due to increased workload in this series but he hopes that he will be fully fit for the fifth Test.
Will Ben Stokes be able to play the final Test at the Oval?: Let us tell you that Stokes was injured while batting on the third day of the fourth Test played in Manchester, due to which he had to return to the dressing room for treatment. However, after treatment, he returned to the field and played a captaincy innings, scoring 141 runs in 198 balls. His brilliant innings included 11 fours and 3 sixes. After the fourth Test was drawn, Stokes interacted with the media in the post-match press conference. Talking about his fitness, he said,
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"I am fine mentally, but I am in a better state physically. This is something that was slowly bothering me. The workload has been very high in the series so far. Last week at Lord's also, I had to work very hard. I spent a long time batting and bowling. The same was repeated this week. I told the team many times on the field that pain is just an emotion. So yes, this is just one of those things.
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Actually this is a problem with my bicep tendon. The workload has been very high in this whole series, and it has gradually emerged. As an all-rounder, I spent a lot of time on the field this week and this increased the problem a bit. But I kept playing because the pain did not increase throughout the day. It remained as it was. That's why I kept playing. Hopefully it will calm down now and I will be fully fit for the last match."
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India has drawn the fourth Test match. In India's second innings, opener KL Rahul, captain Shubman Gill, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar played brilliantly. They were the heroes of this draw. India may have drawn the Manchester Test, but it is still trailing 1-2 in the series.
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