England all-rounder Ben Stokes has successfully undergone surgery for a hamstring tear and shared the image of his left leg in a brace.
“Bionic Man for a while,” he wrote in the caption on Instagram.
The 33-year-old Stokes, who leads England in Test cricket, sustained the injury while playing in the third Test against New Zealand at Hamilton.
Stokes will be in rehab mode for approximately three months now.
Stokes was absent from four successive Test matches due to an earlier injury on the same hamstring, sustained during ‘The Hundred’ tournament in August.
He marked his return during the year-ending Test series against New Zealand.
However, the strain of bowling duties proved problematic when Stokes experienced discomfort mid-over in Hamilton, forcing him to leave the field and sit out the remainder of the match.
Having already been left out of England’s Champions Trophy ODI squad for next month, and with Test cricket paused until May, Stokes has adequate time to recover completely before a packed home season, which includes a five-match Test series against India.
