Ben Stokes equals great Gary Sobers and Jack Kallis, became the third cricketer to do so in 148 years
India vs england 4th Test: England captain and star all-rounder Ben Stokes made history by scoring a brilliant century in the first innings on the fourth day of the fourth day of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy being played against India in Manchester. This is the first Test century of Stokes’ career after 14th and 2023. Earlier, he took 5 wickets for 72 runs in bowling. With this magnificent all -round performance, he made many special records.
The first captain of England to do so
Stokes is the first captain in England’s 148 -year Test history to have taken five wickets in an innings in a Test match and has also scored a century. Earlier, this feat was done by West Indies’ Dennis Atkinson, Gary Sobers and Pakistan’s Mushtaq Mohammad and Imran Khan.
Fourth English cricketer to do so
He is the fourth cricketer of England, who has scored a century with 5 wickets in an innings in a Test match. Prior to him, Ian Botham (5 times), Tony Grier and Gas Atkinson achieved this position.
Third cricketer in the world to do so
During his innings, Stokes also completed his 7000 runs in Test cricket. He has become the third cricketer in the world, who has made a record of taking 7000 or more runs and 200 or more wickets in Test cricket. Before him, veterans like Gary Sobers and Jack Kallis did this amazing.
In this innings, he also completed his 11000 international runs for England.
