Stokes battles on but warned pressure of IPL can take its toll

BEN STOKES insists he will fulfil his IPL commitments despite ongoing issues with his troublesome left knee.

- RICHARD EDWARDS

And the whole of English cricket will be crossing their fingers and hoping for the best as he jets off to play for Chennai Super Kings.

After going for £1.6million in the auction for this year’s Indian Premier League competition, the levels of expectation will be sky-high on India’s east coast.

Dimi Mascarenhas – the first English player to be snapped up by an IPL franchise back in 2008 – believes that Stokes, 31, will be one of the tournament’s major drawcards when it kicks off at the end of this month.