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Earlier, this feat was done by former England captain Bob Willis in 1983 against New Zealand in the Leeds Test. Stokes has repeated this achievement after 42 years.
Delhi: England captain and veteran all -rounder Ben Stokes broke the 42 -year -old record against Team India in the fourth Test match being played in Manchester. He took 5 wickets for 72 runs in 24 overs in the first innings and destroyed the Indian batting order. Stokes sent captain Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarshan, Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar and Anshul Kamboj to the pavilion.
42 year old record broken
Ben Stokes has become the second Test captain to take five wickets in an innings on England soil. Earlier, this feat was done by former England captain Bob Willis in 1983 against New Zealand in the Leeds Test. Stokes has repeated this achievement after 42 years.
First ‘Five Wicket Hall’ as captain
Significantly, this is the first five wicket hall as the captain of Ben Stokes. He has achieved this achievement in Test cricket after 8 years. Earlier, he took five wickets against the West Indies in 2017. This is his fifth ‘five wicket hall’ in Test career.
The most successful bowler in the series
Stokes are seen in tremendous rhythm in this series. He has taken 16 wickets so far and has become the most successful bowler of the series with this. His bowling has made the path of Team India difficult.
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