According to ESPNcricinfo, it was understood that Stokes was not batting or bowling when he sustained the injury, and was instead standing at the side of a nets session.
England Test captain Ben Stokes has suffered a facial injury with a black eye and significant facial bruising after being struck on the cheek by a ball.
England men's test captain Ben Stokes and the former England player Moeen Ali are set to join another former cricketer, Andrew Flintoff, on the England Lions coaching setup for a white-ball series against Pakistan Shaheens in Abu Dhabi in February-March.
The second day of the Ranji Trophy fixtures delivered high-quality action across several venues, including memorable double centuries from Sarfaraz Khan and Sudip Chatterjee. Day two also saw speedsters Mohammed Shami and Akash Deep picking up wickets, but the biggest concern was India Test
After delivering a promising start as Test captain with a 2-2 draw against England in which he scored 754 runs including four centuries, Gill has not been able to bring in that same form and leadership in white-ball cricket.
Team India ODI and Test captain Shubman Gill, batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, and pacer Prasidh Krishna heaped praise on Vadodara's Kotambi Stadium ahead of the first India vs New Zealand ODI of the three-match series, starting on Sunday.
Skipper Shubman, who lost his first ODI series as a captain to Australia away from home, is gearing up for his first ODI series at home, against New Zealand, starting from January 11 onwards. While the well-fought 2-2 draw against England in the UK and his 754 runs with four centuries sta
Australia Test captain Pat Cummins congratulated veteran opener Usman Khawaja on his "incredible career" after the 39-year-old confirmed his retirement from international cricket following the conclusion of the fifth Ashes Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground, starting Januar
Roston ended the second-worst year by a Test captain with bat in hand, scoring just 221 runs in eight Tests and 16 innings at a shockingly low average of 13.81 with no fifties to his name, with the best score of 44. Only Bangladesh's Khaled Mahmud (11.82 in 2003) has a worse batting average
Former England cricketer Monty Panesar has said that India Test captain Shubman Gill is a complacent cricketer and he is not ready to captain all formats in international cricket.
Suryakumar Yadav is set to lead India in his first-ever ICC tournament as captain, with Axar Patel named as his deputy in the absence of Gill, who was dropped after lean performances upon his return to the T20I setup in September.
England Test captain Ben Stokes became the 10th highest wicket-taker for his country in the longest format of the match. Stokes, who now has 238 Test wickets, has overtaken the former England pacer Alec Bedser to achieve the milestone and enter the all-time highest wicket-taker list.