Ben Stokes prioritised international cricket over IPL as he opted out of the 2025 mega auction. Here's why the England skipper made this tough decision.

England test captain Ben Stokes says he opted out of the bidding in the Indian Premier League to prioritize playing international cricket in what he described as the "back end" of his career.

England's Test cricket captain Ben Stokes opted out of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 24 and 25. Stokes, who has played for several IPL franchises,

For the upcoming match, England have handed debut to left-hander Jacob Bethell, who will bat at number three. The side currently sits at sixth place in the ongoing World Test Championship points table and are out of contention for reaching the final, to be held at Lord's next year.

England test captain Ben Stokes speaks out on the reason behind skipping the 2025 Indian Premier League mega auction.According to Express, the all-rounder revealed that he will not play IPL this next year to focus on his international

England Test skipper Ben Stokes revealed that he chose to give the Indian Premier League mega auction a miss in an effort to ‘look after his body’ and prolong his playing career.

Ben Stokes opted out of the recent IPL auction to prioritize his international cricket career and prolong his playing time for England. Recognizing he

England Test captain Ben Stokes opted out of the IPL 2025 mega-auction, which happened on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah. Under the new rules and guidelines of the IPL, the 33-year-old risked missing the next two editions of the cash-rich league as registering for the mega-auction was compulsory for all the players.

Captain Ben Stokes says he opted out of the Indian Premier League auction in order to prolong his England career.

Ben Stokes has revealed he did not enter the IPL mega auction to strip back his playing commitments as he attempts to prolong the twilight of his career. Stokes was a notable omission from the list of 52 Englishmen signed up for the mega auction in Jeddah for the 2025 competition.

Stokes made his debut in IPL in the 2014 season, following that, he has played 45 matches in the tournament and scored 935 runs at a strike rate of 133.95 and an average of 24.60.