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[caption id="attachment_43253" align="alignnone" width="580"] Ben Stokes has suffered a shoulder injury which might force him to miss the forthcoming Champions Trophy in England in June.[/caption] Internet Desk: England all rounder Ben Stokes participation in the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy at home looks to be in doubts. The Rising Pune Supergiant cricketer suffered a shoulder injury in an Indian Premier League game against Mumbai Indians. The 25-year-old suffered a grade-one muscle tear in his right shoulder while bowling in Rising Pune Supergiant's win over the Mumbai Indians on Monday (24 April). Stokes did go on to play for the rest of the match but the England all-rounder had to be rested in RPS next game against Kolkata Knight Riders. While there is a chance that the all-rounder, who became the most expensive foreign player in the IPLafter joining Rising Pune Supergiant for Rs 145m (£1.73m, $2.16m), can return to action on Monday against the Gujarat Lions, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are keeping tabs on the injury. With talk of Stokes only batting – and not bowling –against the Lions to avoid aggravating his shoulder, ECB medical staff will likely urge caution against his participation with the Champions Trophy just over a month away. Stokes will anyway miss out the latter half of the IPL campaign as he is expected to be back in England along with other English cricketers now playing in the cash rich league. Stokes along with Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes will be part of the England squad to prepare for their ODI warm-up series against South Africa that begins on 24 May. With England having never won the competition before, this year's campaign represents a great chance at doing so and having a fit and firing Stokes will help them even further in achieving that goal.