England red-ball captain Ben Stokes is ready to signal for MI Cape City forward of the third version of the SA20 2025. As per stories, the franchise has provided £800,000 to the all-rounder, who is anticipated to pen the deal quickly. Notably, Cape City is stuffed with star cricketers, as Kieron Pollard, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada and Jofra Archer have represented them within the final couple of years.
Regardless of having a star-studded crew, they completed on the backside of the factors desk in 2024 and the franchise are recruiting skills to alter the situation this time round. It’s believed that getting Stokes on board is the primary of many as they intention to win the title within the coming yr. In the meantime, the brand new deal additionally strengthened Stokes’ place as he’s in talks with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) about his new central contract.
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As per The Telegraph, ECB provided a multi-year contract to Stokes in 2023 however the all-rounder turned it down and signed a one-year deal as a substitute. England’s managing director Rob Key anticipated him to signal an enormous deal in 2024 however which may not occur if the 33-year-old goals to concentrate on franchise cricket going ahead.
Nevertheless, Stokes has made it crystal clear a number of occasions within the final one month that he’s eyeing to win the urn in Ashes 2025 in Australia. It exhibits that there’s no concern about his worldwide profession, however he could not make cameos in ODIs and T20Is like he did earlier than. With him signing for Cape City, it additionally ensures that the cricketer gained’t be travelling to India for a five-match T20I sequence subsequent yr.
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Stokes additionally signed for Northern Superchargers for the upcoming The Hundred. He’ll be a part of the squad after the three-match Check sequence in opposition to West Indies because the match is ready to start on July 23. After that, he’ll gear up for the Check sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka.
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