England all-rounder, Ben Stokes on Thursday joined the company of West Indies great Garry Sobers and South Africa’s legendary all-rounder Jacques Kallis to become only the third player and first England player to secure 6,000-plus runs and 200-plus wickets in Test cricket.
Stokes accomplished this feat against West Indies in the first Test of the three-match series at Lord’s. He dismissed Kirk McKenzie in his first over to reach 200 wickets in the longest format of the game. In 103 Tests, he has taken 200 wickets so far and he has also scored 6,320 runs in the format with 13 centuries and 31 fifties.
Also, he is the sixth overall and first-ever England player to score 10,000 runs and take 300 wickets in international cricket. In 260 international matches, Stokes has scored 10,368 runs with 18 centuries and 56 fifties. He has also completed his 300 wickets in international cricket.
West Indies all-rounder Carl Hooper, Sri Lanka legend Sanath Jayasuriya, Kallis, Pakistan legend Shahid Afridi and Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib al Hasan are other players to have scored 10,000 runs and taken 300 or more wickets in Tests.
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