England captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out of cricket for at least three months because of a torn left hamstring.

Ben Stokes will undergo surgery after tearing his left hamstring, ruling him out for three months. The England Test captain limped off the field during his side’s third Test defeat to New Zealand earlier this month,

Stokes will be undergoing a lengthy layoff after triggering a hamstring injury that had troubled him during The Hundred competition last year too.