IPL 2020: 4 players who might not play the All-Star match

#3 Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes didn’t have a great time in the IPL 2019, either with bat or ball, but the way he has played for England in all formats of the game in the last one year or so, it won’t be an overstatement to say that he is one of the best players in the world at the moment and would have been named in the North-East squad alongside Buttler.

However, Stokes, just like Buttler, is also a part of the England Test squad that has been named for the tour of Sri Lanka and won’t be able to mark his presence in the All-Star match.

Stokes was always known for his array of strokeplay, but the problem with him in the past was his consistency. He has played a couple of knocks here and there in the IPL which have made people sit back and applaud his breathtaking ability with the bat, but he has not done it on a consistent basis for his IPL teams.

However, the Rajasthan Royals would be expecting a fair bit of consistency from the all-rounder in IPL 2020, given the massive strides that he has made in international cricket in recent times. Stokes would have been a player to watch out for, in the IPL All-Star match.