Ben Stokes walks into Bristol Crown Court
England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been cleared of affray by the jury the Bristol Crown Court for his involvement in a street fight. The 27-year-old cricketer denied hitting two men after a brawl outside a Bristol nightclub on September 25, 2017.
Stokes, who missed the second match of the five-Test series against India, was left out of England's 13-man squad.
Earlier, Stokes had claimed that he was acting in self-defense when he knocked out two men near a nightclub in the southwest English city.
Stokes might return to the England Test for the remaining matches against India as the England and Wales Cricket Board said it "will make an assessment of Ben Stokes' availability after the trial in Bristol has concluded."
England start the third Test against India on Saturday in Nottingham, holding a 2-0 lead in the series.
(With AP inputs)