Why is Alex Hales not playing in IPL?

KKR announced on Tuesday that they respect Cummins, Billings and Hales’ decision to skip next year’s IPL due to personal reasons and national team commitments. “We respect @patcummins30, @sambillings and @AlexHales1’s decision of skipping next year’s IPL due to personal reasons and national team commitments.

Are Ben Stokes and Alex Hales still friends?

Cricket World Cup 2022: Ben Stokes will work with former friend Alex Hales to win world cup. England captain Ben Stokes used to be friends with the recalled Alex Hales, as they head towards the T20 World Cup, the two are united to win the tournament. Friends? Not so much.

Why did Alex Hales leave the national team?

Hales was axed from England’s 2019 World Cup squad over failing two drugs tests which then-skipper Eoin Morgan believed had “shown a complete disregard” for team values.

Why do Stokes and Hales not like each other?

Stokes pointedly referred to Hales as “my friend at the time, Alex” in his recent Amazon Prime documentary where he discussed the 2017 Bristol incident which led to them falling out. The pair were involved in a brawl after an ODI match, with Stokes arrested and charged with affray before he was acquitted at trial.