England’s Test captain had pulled up on day three in Hamilton delivering the second ball of his 37th over of the match, his biggest workload in a single Test in two-and-a-half years.
The i Paper understands he will be out until at least the start of the English county season in April and possibly longer than that if there any are complications in his recovery.
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Read MoreAn England statement released last night confirmed: “Ben Stokes has been ruled out of all cricket for at least three months after further assessments confirmed he has torn his left hamstring. The Durham all-rounder will undergo surgery in January.”
Ben Stokes suffered the injury while bowling in the third Test vs NX (Photo: AP)
Despite returning to action for England two months later in their Test series in Pakistan, Stokes later admitted he had “physically ruined” himself getting back so quickly.
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Read MoreAs well as missing the Champions Trophy, he will also now be unable to fulfil his £800,000 deal to play for MI Cape Town in next month’s SA20 tournament in South Africa.
“I’ve got so much more left in this tank and so much more blood sweat and tears to go through for my team and this shirt.
“There’s a reason I have a Phoenix permanently inked on my body. See you on the field to f— some s— up.”
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