Ben Stokes ruled out of Pakistan Test series

Ben Stokes, the England all-rounder, who sustained a calf injury during the second innings of the second Test against Pakistan at Old Trafford, was ruled out of the rest of the four-match series on Wednesday (August 3). He had undergone a scan on his injured calf last week to ascertain the extent of the damage and reportedly will be out of action for close to six weeks now.

Stokes was replaced by Steven Finn, the Middlesex pacer, for the third Test at Edgbaston. Earlier, the 25-year-old cricketer, had pulled up after bowling the second ball of his sixth over to Younis Khan on Day 4 of the Old Trafford Test. He couldn't complete the over and had to leave the field with the physio.

"Devastated about the injury especially with all the hard work put in by myself and others to get me back to fukk fitness," Stokes had tweeted after he was injured. "Another couple weeks of rehab and hoping to finish off what has been great summer so far for @ECB_cricket."

This is the second time that Stokes has suffered an injury in the last three months. The all-rounder felt pain in his left knee during the first Test against Sri Lanka at Leeds at the end of May and subsequently, underwent a surgery.