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Ben Stokes first english player to record this remarkable milestone

Friday, 12-Jul-2024
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England allrounder and Test skipper Ben Stokes has joined the elite list, having completed 6,000 runs and 200 wickets in Test cricket. Stokes with this tremendous record has joined the likes of legends Sir Garfield Sobers and Jacques Kallis, becoming the only third player to do so. 

Ben Stokes got to this record during the day two of the ongoing first Test match of the three-match series between England and West Indies. Stokes also became the first English player to amass more than 6,000 runs and claim 200 wickets in Test cricket. 

West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers, on the other hand, has racked up 8,032 runs, along with 235 wickets in his 93 games. And Jacques Kallis, in his 166 Test matches, has scored 13,289 runs and claimed 292 wickets. 

 

 

 

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