Ben Stokes on participating in rescheduled IPL 2021: Difficult for England boys to have a free gap

Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Ben Stokes has hinted that he won't be available for the currently-suspended Indian Premier League this year even if he is fit to return to competitive cricket.

England's premier all-rounder Ben Stokes has admitted that it will be difficult for him and his fellow compatriots to take part in the currently-suspended Indian Premier League this year if and when it takes place due to clashes with the international calendar. IPL 2021 got underway in April in India but was suspended and postponed indefinitely on May 4 after the completion of 29 matches due to Covid-19 positive cases in bio-bubbles of multiple franchises across Delhi and Ahmedabad. India has been hit badly by the 2nd wave of coronavirus infections with daily cases surging past 4,00,000.