Stokes joins Kallis, Botham among others in elite list of Test all-rounders
Ben Stokes became the fifth cricketer to score ten centuries and scalp 150-plus wickets in the longest format of the game
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Ben Stokes became the fifth cricketer to score ten centuries and scalp 150-plus wickets in the longest format of the game
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes has entered the elite list of players by scoring tenth career century in the second Test match against West Indies at Old Trafford.
He became the fifth cricketer to score ten tons and scalp 150-plus wickets in the longest format of the game.
He achieved the feat on Friday as he scored his 10th Test century and played a knock of 176 runs studded with two sixes and 17 fours and guided his side to 469-9 in their first innings.
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It was the second time that Stokes had scored more than 150 runs in the longest format of the game.
Apart from Stokes, the list features four great all-rounders of the game -- former West Indies legend Garry Sobers, former England cricketer Ian Botham, former India all-rounder Ravi Shastri and ex-Proteas all-rounder Jacques Kallis.
Indian team head coach Shastri welcomed Stokes on his addition to the list.
"Welcome Big Ben. Worthy addition to the list - @benstokes38 #ENGvWI," Shastri tweeted.
With the dismissal of Alzarri Joseph, Stokes joined Ian Botham and four other greats of the game in the club of 4000 Test runs and 150-plus wickets.
First Published: Jul 18 2020 | 7:50 PM IST