England speedster leaves Pakistan tour midway to get married

England fast bowler Olly Stone will leave the Pakistan tour mid-way and fly home to get married. He would be flying out on October 9 (Wednesday) to get married on the weekend, reported ESPNCricinfo. 

Stone, who is not a centrally contracted player with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), said that he had finalised his wedding before being picked for this tour and since he was not picked in the first game, he decided to continue with the plans. 

“We booked the wedding based on me only playing for Notts then. Jess said she was happy to move the wedding and I was adamant on keeping it where it was if possible. For what she has given up and sacrificed for me, I thought the least I could do was to try and make it work,” Stone had told BBC. 

Joe Root, who claimed that he had to reschedule his wedding thrice due to various tours, also wished Stone luck and said that the team would be celebrating the pacer’s wedding. 

"It's a special time in anyone's life. I'm excited for him. I'm sure he is all over the place with everything that's going on, but it'll be very special for him - and his wife - starting a different chapter in his life. We'll all be raising cold water to him at some point, celebrating," said Root. 

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