New Delhi: England all-rounder Ben Stokes will not feature during the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League. Stokes, who plays for Chennai Super Kings, has made himself unavailable for the 2024 season of the T20 league.

Stokes is also the captain of England's Test team. The 32-year-old Stokes has also informed the IPL club Chennai Super Kings, to which he is affiliated, about this matter. Stokes has decided not to play in the upcoming IPL due to constant competition and fatigue. We respect his decision," said the management of Chennai Super Kings.

Before the start of the IPL, England is scheduled to play a five-Test series with India. After that, the England team will participate in the T-20 World Cup to be held in June. The teams participating in the upcoming IPL will have to decide on the players by Sunday.

Stokes had already retired from the England ODI team. However, he returned to the England team after withdrawing his retirement to play in the recently concluded ICC ODI World Cup. The England team returned home from the first round of the ODI World Cup in India.

Stokes scored more than 50 runs three times in the recently concluded World Cup. He also made a save in the match against the Netherlands. In the previous edition of IPL, Stokes was signed by Chennai Super Kings for INR 162.5 million.