Ahead of the IPL player auction next weekend, uncertainty surrounding the availability of England all-rounder Ben Stokes is likely to give franchises headaches as they attempt to plan the players they will target in the auction.

Ben Stokes earned more salary than his teammate MS Dhoni in two seasons. Stokes and Dhoni shared the dressing room in two IPL seasons. Stokes didn't play IPL after 2023.

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Rising Pune Supergiants won an intensely-contested bidding process to prise away the most sought-after foreign player up for the auction

Ben Stokes is among the finest seam-bowling all-rounders to have played the game. Not many come close to the success he has achieved as a player across formats. He has been someone who has always prioritised international commitments over franchise cricket ...

England captain Ben Stokes has admitted that Jofra Archer ’s absence from the first Test against New Zealand is not ideal – though believes it reflects a complex modern cricketing landscape.

Captain Ben Stokes warns that players could abandon international cricket if England take a hardline stance on the Indian Premier League.