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Chris Woakes' father passes away: T20 World Cup 2024 is going to start from 2 June IST. All the players and teams are fully prepared. But England all-rounder Chris Woakes is away from this tournament. Woakes has now revealed the reason behind this on his social media. In such a situation, fans are praying for his return to cricket and want to see him on the field soon.
Why did Woakes take a break from cricket?
Veteran all-rounder Chris Woakes shared his grief on social media and clarified his decision to take a break from cricket. Chris Woakes wrote, The last month has been the most challenging month of my life. Sadly, my father passed away in early May.
Vox stressed the importance of spending time with family during this difficult time. We are all obviously grieving and trying to recover from what has undoubtedly been one of the most difficult moments of our lives.
Keep yourself away from IPL 2024 as well
35-year-old Woakes has neither played for Warwickshire nor for Punjab in the Indian Premier League this season. Due to this, he was also dropped from the England team for the T20 World Cup.
Family given priority
Chris Woakes admitted that my father was very proud of my cricket career. However, he made it clear that family comes first. Woakes said, “When the time is right for me and my family, I will resume playing cricket for Warwickshire, which my father loved very much.”
International Cricket Profile of Chris Woakes
Chris Woakes has played more than 200 international cricket matches. This includes 48 Test matches, 122 ODI matches and 33 T20 matches. Woakes was part of the England team for the T20 World Cup 2022. England won this World Cup. Woakes was also part of the England team in the ODI World Cup 2019 and England also won the tournament.