London: Ben Stokes has described himself as “devastated” after being sidelined with a calf injury. The all-rounder tore his calf during England’s second Test victory over Pakistan, limping off during his sixth over of the final day at Old Trafford.
Stokes underwent a scan 24 hours later, when it was revealed that he would be out of action for around six weeks.
He had missed the first Test defeat to Pakistan at Lord’s due to a knee injury.
“Devastated about the injury especially with all the hard work put in by myself and others to get me back to FULL fitness,” Stokes tweeted on Thursday.
“Another couple weeks of rehab and hoping to finish off what has been great summer so far for @ECB_cricket”.
The 25-year-old will miss England’s third and fourth Test matches against Pakistan, to be staged at Edgbaston and The Oval respectively, but could yet make England’s final fixture of the summer, a Twenty20 against the same opposition back at Old Trafford on September 7.
