England pacer Olly Stone ruled out of India test series after undergoing knee surgery

Olly Stone has played five tests, 10 ODIs, and one T20I for England since his debut in 2019.

Olly Stone will not play in England’s test matches against India and Zimbabwe this summer due to a 14-week recovery period following surgery for a right knee injury.

Stone’s comeback to the England test team last summer marked his first appearance at that level after three injury-plagued years, so this is just another terrible setback.

He made his debut against Ireland in 2019 at the Lord’s, but he only played in two test matches against New Zealand and India in 2021 and earned 11 white-ball caps after suffering back stress fractures in each of the following three summers.

When he came home from Pakistan for his wedding this winter, which was planned well in advance of his return to the England setup, he lost the opportunity to solidify his spot in the test squad.

Olly stone has so far played five tests, taking 17 wickets, 10 ODIs and took nine wickets and has appeared in 1 T20I as well.

Olly Stone to miss the India Test series after knee injury

Although he was chosen for the winter test tours of Pakistan and New Zealand, Stone did not play in either series despite taking seven wickets in two home test matches against Sri Lanka last year.

Last month, while Nottinghamshire were on their preseason tour in Abu Dhabi, he began to feel more and more pain in his right knee. He will now start his recovery, carefully collaborating with the medical professionals at the ECB and Nottinghamshire, after additional scans this week indicated the necessity for surgery.

He will therefore miss the six test matches this summer, starting on May 22 with Zimbabwe’s one-off match at Trent Bridge, his home field, and the five test matches against India.

However, Olly Stone is targeting his cricketing return after regaining full fitness in August and is due to feature for London Spirit in the Men’s Hundred.

As the English season gets underway, his injury puts more strain on England’s pace stocks. While Mark Wood’s Durham teammate Brydon Carse is dealing with a chronic toe problem, Wood has already been sidelined for four months following knee surgery.

The captain of England, Ben Stokes, is also recovering from hamstring surgery and is vying to play in the Zimbabwe test.

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