Ben Stokes said he had left alcohol© Instagram
England test captain Ben Stokes stopped drinking alcohol during his rehabilitation of the injuries of the in progress ischo-legs in order to be ready for the next Ashes series against the traditional Australian rivals. The flamboyant cricket player said that he abandoned drinking at the start of the year in the hope that abstinence would rush to his injury. Stokes, 33, was operated on his left hamstrings in December after having suffered a tear during the third test against New Zealand, which excluded him from the action for an extended period.
“After my first major injury, I remember the shock and after the initial adrenaline stopped, I thought:” How did it go? “,” Said Stokes to Podcast Unteding.
“(I thought)” We had a little drink there are four or five nights, could that have played a role? “It wouldn’t have helped.
“Then I said to myself” ok, I need to start changing what I do. ” Stokes tore his hamstrings in the hundred last year, then injured it again during the New Zealand test tour.
“I don’t think I’ll never be completely sober, but I’ve not had glass since January 2. I said to myself:” Not before I finished my injury rehabilitation and come back to the field. “
Stokes recently unveiled his partnership with Zero Alcohol Spirits Company Cleanco, for which he signed as “investor and brand partner”.
The English skipper is expected to return to the unique test of England against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge Thursday.
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