Ben Stokes has made it to the list of veteran all-rounders Kapil Dev and Ian Botham

Ben Stokes has made it to the list of veteran all-rounders

England cricket team all-rounder Ben Stokes achieved a special achievement in the Test series being played against the West Indies. Stokes, captaining the England Test team for the first time, took four wickets in the first innings and joined the list of great all-rounders. Stokes has made it to the list of veteran all-rounders Kapil Dev and Ian Botham, who have taken over 4000 Test runs and 150 wickets.

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The first match of the three-Test series is being played between England and West Indies at Southampton. On the third day of the match, Ben Stokes took 4 wickets in the first innings against the West Indies. Stokes completed 150 wickets in Test cricket with the third wicket in the innings. He achieved this special achievement by bowling West Indies player Alzari Joseph. His name has been included in the list of veterans who have scored 150 wickets and 4000 runs in Test cricket. He is the sixth player in the world to do so.

Stokes achieved a special achievement

Stokes is the sixth player in the world to have more than 4000 runs and 150 wickets in Test cricket. Earlier, Gary Sobers (West Indies), Ian Botham (England), Kapil Dev (India), Jacques Kallis (South Africa) and Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) achieved this special achievement. The record for fastest 150 wickets and 4000 runs is recorded in the name of Gary Sobers, he did this in 63 Tests. Stokes has achieved this feat in 64 Tests at number two.

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Allrounder stokes performance

Stokes, who played for the 63rd Test match for England, has done quite well both in batting and bowling. He has 4056 runs in 115 innings while now having 151 wickets in total. Stokes has 9 centuries in this format while 4 times he has done wonders taking 5 wickets in an innings.