England Test captain Ben Stokes had undergone knee surgery to rectify an injury he was carrying for some time. This hampered his bowling as the cricketer was unable to bowl during the Ashes 2023 and the ICC World Cup 2023.
Stokes underwent a successful surgery on his left knee on November 29 in a bid to stay fit for the Test series in India, beginning January next year.
On Friday, Stokes took to Instagram to share a video of his workout in the gym following the surgery, which mainly involved small squats.
"2 week post knee op. First 2 weeks was just relentless icing to get the swelling down and very small amounts of exercises to keep my knee moving. Great to be able to start some work in the gym, hoping for good progression over the next 2 weeks. Rehab been going really well," said the England Test captain on Instagram.
England is to tour India for a series of 5 Tests starting January 25 and Ben Stokes is aiming to be fully fit for the tour.
But England men's managing director Rob Key had earlier clarified that Stokes would only be playing the series as a specialized batter and would not be bowling if he is available.
"His surgery has been a success. We are expecting him to be fit, but we are not expecting him to be able to bowl. We never had him down to be bowling in India. This is part of an ongoing process in terms of getting him back to bowling,” Key had told BBC.
Stokes also pulled out of the IPL 2024 to be ready for the T20 World Cup next year.
(PTI inputs)
