While concerns linger over Stokes’s knee, which might require an operation at some stage, Telegraph Sport understands that he would be prepared to miss next season’s IPL if he needed a gap in his schedule to help him recover.
Stokes has a lucrative IPL deal, worth £1.6 million a year, but he is believed to be willing to risk missing next season’s competition to help England’s World Cup defence.
Exclusive: Stokes is willing to miss next season's Indian Premier League in order to help England's World Cup defence
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