IPL 2023: The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bought England all-rounder Ben Stokes on Friday (December 23) in the IPL mini-auction ahead the 2023 season and fans could not keep calm. Stokes is known for his ice-cool veins in pressure situations and has played two sensational knocks guiding England to the World Cup trophies in both 50-over and 20-over format. With MS Dhoni likely to play his last season in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2023, fans are expecting the England star to take over as the new leader of the Champion franchise.


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The England hero has played 43 matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and has scored 920 runs with a strike rate of 134.50. With the ball, Stokes has clinched 28 wickets with an economy of 8.56 and has played for teams like Rajasthan Royals and Rising Pune Supergiant. Interestingly, this is not the first time Ben Stokes with play alongside MS Dhoni as he played for the Pune franchise in 2017 and was bought for Rs 14.5 crore that year.