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Ben Stokes has taken an indefinite break from all cricket with immediate effect, announced the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday, July 30. Ben will be given as long as he needs, and we look forward to seeing him playing cricket for England in the future," said Ashley Gile As a result he's withdrawn from the England Test squad that is set to take on India in a five-Test series beginning next week. Stokes has taken the break to "prioritise his mental wellbeing and to rest his left index finger, which has not fully healed since his return to competitive cricket earlier this month," said a media release from ECB. He will be replaced by Craig Overton in the Test squad. "Ben has shown tremendous courage to open up about his feelings and wellbeing. "Our primary focus has always been and will continue to be the mental health and welfare of all of our people. The demands on our athletes to prepare and play elite sport are relentless in a typical e...

  The second T20 international match between Sri Lanka vs India at Colombo's Premadasa Stadium tonight has been halted after Krunal Pandya tested positive for COVID today. The match will be played on Wednesday.   India are leading the three-match series after an emphatic 38-run win in the opening game on Sunday. Krunal Pandya took 1 for 16 in his two overs in the first game. Sri Lanka now must win on Wednesday to stay alive in the CoinDCX Cup, the first time a company dealing with cryptocurrency and bitcoins is sponsoring a major cricket series in the sub-continent. Both Indian and Sri Lankan teams are in a bio-bubble and players will be isolated as per standard protocols. Earlier, the ODI series between India and Sri Lanka was deferred due to Covid-19 cases in the home team's camp. Sri Lanka's batting coach  Grant Flower  and data analyst G T Niroshan had tested positive for the virus upon their return from England tour.