England captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out of cricket for at least three months because of a torn left hamstring. (More Cricket News)
Stokes will undergo surgery on the hamstring next month, the England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement on Monday.
He was injured a week ago during the third test loss to New Zealand in Hamilton.
The 33-year-old allrounder had already been left out of England’s squad announced on Sunday for the Champions Trophy in February and March in Pakistan.
