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England All-Rounder Chris Woakes Taking Time Out From Cricket After Father's Death

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England All-Rounder Chris Woakes Taking Time Out From Cricket After Father's Death

By AFP News June 01, 2024 • 08:46 AM View: 495

England all-rounder Chris Woakes revealed Friday he was mourning the death of his father as he explained his recent absence from cricket. The 35-year-old did not feature for the Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League and, at the end of April was left out of reigning champions England's squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup.

Warwickshire favourite Woakes, in a social media post, wrote: "The last month has been the most challenging of my life when unfortunately my dad passed away at the beginning of May.

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