IND vs ENG: Ben Stokes Showcases All-Rounder's Artistry, Enters Exclusive Test Club With 7000 Runs, 200 Wickets

IND vs ENG 4th Test: England captain Ben Stokes once again showcased his incredible all-round prowess, etching his name in the annals of Test cricket history by completing 7,000 runs in Test cricket.

Stokes accomplished this feat during the fourth day of the fourth Test between England and India at Old Trafford in Manchester, becoming the third player to record 7,000 runs and 200 wickets in Tests.

With this feat, he joined an exclusive list that includes legends of the game like Jacques Kallis and Garfield Sobers.

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South Africa legend Kallis had 13,288 runs and 292 wickets to his credit while West Indies’ Sobers finished with 8,032 runs and 235 wickets from 93 Tests.

In the Test, Stokes scored a century and a five-wicket haul, which helped him enter his name in the history books. He became the

The century and five-wicket haul in the ongoing Test helps him enter his name in the history books. He is the first England captain in 148 years to slam a hundred and take five wickets in the same Test.

Overall, the elite group of captains who have achieved the rare double of scoring a century and claiming a five-wicket include some legendary names.

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This elite class included cricketing legends Denis Atkinson and Garry Sobers from the West Indies, and Mushtaq Mohammad and Pakistan's Imran Khan.

Stokes also became the fourth English cricketer to accomplish the remarkable feat of scoring a hundred and claiming a five-wicket haul in the same Test after Tony Greig, Ian Botham, and Gus Atkinson.