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Northern Superchargers have named Ben Stokes as their mentor for the rest of the Hundred Men's 2025 campaign. He is presently recovering from a hit to his left shoulder sustained during the just-finished England vs. India Test series. Long before the tournament started in February, it was confirmed that Stokes would not be participating in the 100-ball competition. Managing his workload before the Ashes Down Under later this year was the primary justification given.
Talking to ESPNCricInfo, Ben Stokes said, “You will see me knocking about the Hundred, not in a playing way. I had to make a decision in January if I would participate in the comp, but that was after my hamstring surgery. I said I’d still like to be a part of it, so I will be milling about. I won’t have a notebook and pen. I said I would come and give my time to the team. I will be cracking on with my rehab.”
Ben Stokes takes on a new role:
Just a captain catching up with his team-mates in coloured kits, days after they played an epic series in whites 🤝
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) August 8, 2025
Ben Stokes is currently with the Northern Superchargers Men as mentor for The Hundred 💯 pic.twitter.com/JR3uvcKaR9
Given that he suffered a shoulder injury during the red-ball series, the English red-ball captain would not have been able to participate in either scenario. With former English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff serving as the team's head coach, the 34-year-old will become a member of the Superchargers' backroom staff.
In the 2021 and 2024 editions of the prestigious English championship, Stokes played for Northern Superchargers in two and three games, respectively. The star all-rounder may have played a few more games in 2024, but he missed all of the English summer last year due to a terrible hamstring tear sustained during one of the games. He was also unable to play in an important Test series, where Ollie Pope commanded the team in his place.
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