Stokes, who earlier opted out of the 2024 version of the Indian Premier League underwent a profitable surgical procedure on his left knee on November 29.
The 32-year-old is seeking to get match for the Check sequence in India which begins in January subsequent yr.
Stokes had been coping with the knee downside for fairly some time earlier than present process surgical procedure.
He was unable to bowl within the remaining three Ashes Checks in opposition to Australia this yr and solely featured as a batter on the latest World Cup in India, along with his physique unable to deal with the rigours of bowling.
On Friday, Stokes took to Instagram to share a video of his exercise within the fitness center following the surgical procedure, which primarily concerned small squats.
“2 week publish knee op. First 2 weeks was simply relentless icing to get the swelling down and really small quantities of workout routines to maintain my knee transferring,” he wrote.
“Nice to have the ability to begin some work within the fitness center, hoping for good development over the following 2 weeks. Rehab been going very well,” mentioned the England Check captain.
Stokes is aiming for a return to aggressive cricket quickly, particularly eyeing England’s Check tour of India subsequent month, beginning in Hyderabad on January 25.
Nonetheless, England males’s managing director Rob Key had earlier clarified that Stokes would solely be enjoying the sequence as a specialised batter and wouldn’t be bowling, if he’s out there.
“His surgical procedure has been successful. We predict him to be match, however we aren’t anticipating him to have the ability to bowl,” Key had instructed BBC earlier this week.
“We by no means had him all the way down to be bowling in India. That is a part of an ongoing course of by way of getting him again to bowling.”
With a view to handle his workload and health forward of the T20 Wold Cup subsequent yr, Stokes won’t be that includes for Chennai Tremendous Kings in IPL 2024.
Stokes was Chennai Tremendous Kings’ most costly signing for the 2023 IPL however performed simply two matches because of damage.
(With inputs from PTI)
