Ben Stokes's all-round skills would have seriously challenged the top spot in the most-expensive list of the recently-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Jeddah, but England's Test captain did not register himself. He has now revealed that he did so to extend his international career.
"(There is) just so much cricket. There's no hiding behind the fact that I'm at the back-end of my career. I obviously want to play as long as I possibly can. Looking after my body and looking after myself as much as I can is key to that," Stokes, 33, told BBC Sport.
