IPL 2022- RR Retention: Rajasthan Royals to retain Ben Stokes?– Rajasthan Royals on Sunday shared a retweeted video of Ben Stokes from Durham, batting in the nets, indicating the franchise eagerness to retain him in the upcoming mega auction ahead of IPL 2022. The clip shows the left-handed batsman in full flow, playing a pull shot and a drive, indicating that he has recovered fully from the finger surgery he underwent to repair a fracture. He is all geared up for the upcoming Ashes after mental health break.
IPL 2022- RR Retention: Rajasthan Royals eager to retain Ben Stokes?
Rajasthan Royals tweeted, “Sunday St(r)okes. (Fire symbol). #RoyalsFamily, @benstokes38.”
Sunday St(r)okes. 🔥#RoyalsFamily | @benstokes38 pic.twitter.com/ppXpBhqA7o
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) October 31, 2021
IPL 2022- RR Retention: Though it’s not official yet, the eight existing IPL teams are likely to retain a maximum of four players and the two new franchises — Lucknow and Ahmedabad — will be able to acquire three players from the rest of the player pool via drafts before the 2022 auction. Also, unlike the previous big auction ahead of the 2018 season, there could be no right-to-match cards (RTM) at the auction, likely to be held in January 2022.
The Royals fans were quick to express their views with some saying that Stokes should definitely be retained, while others opined that Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson should be in the side for the next season.
IPL 2022- RR Retention: Stokes, who has been included in the England squad for the Ashes series beginning at The Gabba, Brisbane on December 8 after a successful finger surgery and overcoming his mental health issues, was forced to leave IPL 2021 after damaging his index finger while taking a catch against Punjab Kings earlier this year in India.
The 29-year-old sustained a fractured finger during RR’s opening game and also did not take part in the IPL second leg in the UAE.
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