Ahead of the Indian Premier League 2024 season, England all-rounder Ben Stokes made himself unavailable to manage his workload and fitness.
The English Test captain became a part of the Super Kings ahead of the successful IPL 2023.
He recently participated in the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023, which he came out of retirement for.
The Chennai Super Kings announced in a release on Thursday, that the franchise is supportive of Stokes’s decision to manage his workload with England playing a 5-Test series in India before the IPL and then the T20 World Cup in June 2024.
Straight swap for Avesh Khan and Devdutt Padikkal
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, fast bowler Avesh Khan was traded from the Lucknow Super Giants to the Rajasthan Royals, while batter Devdutt Padikkal was dealt the other way during the trading window, announced the league on Wednesday.
So far, Khan has played 47 IPL matches and has picked up 55 IPL wickets. The right-arm pacer, who represented Super Giants in 22 matches & picked 26 wickets after joining the franchise in 2022, was traded to RR for his existing fee.
Devdutt Padikkal, meanwhile, will also head to Lucknow from Rajasthan for his existing fee. The left-handed batter has 57 IPL matches under his belt and has scored 1521 runs including a hundred and 9 half-centuries. He joined Royals in 2022 & represented the side in as many as 28 matches, scoring 637 runs.
Romario Shepherd moves to Mumbai Indians
There have only been two trades made ahead of the 2024 season. Romario Shepherd was moved by the Super Giants to the Mumbai Indians earlier this month.
The IPL has given the teams till November 26 to finalise their retention lists. The player auction for the 2024 campaign will take place on December 19 in Dubai.