Ben Stokes expected to be fit for start of England's test series in India but will no

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England test captain Ben Stokes is expected to be fit for the start of the five-test tour of India beginning Jan. 25 after being selected in a 16-man squad less than two weeks after undergoing left knee surgery. Stokes will not bowl in the series, England director of cricket Rob Key said in a video call on Monday, though that was never the plan in the wake of his Nov. 29 operation. Key said Stokes' surgery was a "success" and that the captain was on course to be ready for the first test in Hyderabad from Jan. 25-29.