Stokes gearing up for IPL despite coronavirus lockdown


  • Cricket
  • Thursday, 26 Mar 2020

FILE PHOTO - Cricket - South Africa v England - Third T20 - Supersport Park, Centurion, South Africa - February 16, 2020 England's Ben Stokes in action REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

(Reuters) - England all-rounder Ben Stokes says he is working hard to stay in shape for next month's Indian Premier League, even though he knows the tournament is unlikely to go ahead.

Stokes is one of the 13 England players due to feature in the lucrative franchise-based Twenty20 competition, which has been postponed to April 15 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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