England captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out of cricket for at least three months because of a torn left hamstring.
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.
Stokes took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to confirm the news in a strongly worded post.
Ben Stokes leaves the field after suffering an injury. Getty
"Something else to overcome … go on then!!!!!!!!," he wrote.
"I've got so much more left in this tank and so much more blood, sweat and tears to go through for my team and this shirt.
"There's a reason I have a Phoenix permanently inked on my body.
"See you on the field to f–k some shit up."
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.
Hamstring issues previously forced Stokes to miss the home summer series against Sri Lanka and the first Test in Pakistan in October.
— with AP.
