The England team is currently playing a Test series against the West Indies, the first match of which is being played at Lord's. During this, the England Cricket Board honored Ben Stokes with a silver cap. He has scored another century by playing 100 matches in Tests. Therefore, the ECB has awarded him a silver cap. Stokes is counted among the best all-rounders in the world. He has done many great feats for England. He played an important role in helping the England team win the ODI World Cup in 2019 and the T20 World Cup in 2022. Now he is captaining the England Test team. Under his captaincy, England's formula of 'Badgeball' became famous.

This also brought great success to the team and now their aim is to win the World Test Championship.

did a feat against India

Playing 100 Test matches is a big deal for any cricketer. In the history of Test cricket, only 80 cricketers have played more than 100 Test matches so far. Out of these, 17 players are from the England team. England Test team captain Ben Stokes did the big feat of playing 100 matches in the Test series against India. He achieved this feat in the third match of the 5-match series in Rajkot.

Now the England Cricket Board has honored him with a silver cap at Lord's for this feat.

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After reaching three figures in Rajkot, @BenStokes38 is presented with a silver cap to mark an incredible milestone

Congratulations, Stokesy #EnglandCricket , #ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/SN6Z5DCZgK

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 11, 2024

Ben Stokes' 100th Test match was not very special. Captain Stokes himself could not do anything great.

India defeated England by 434 runs. Stokes did not bowl in this match. He also failed in batting. He scored 41 runs in the first innings and only 15 runs in the second innings.

Ben Stokes Test career

Ben Stokes came into the England team as an all-rounder. He has performed well in all three formats. He retired from T20 and ODI in 2022. However, after this he withdrew his retirement to play in the 2023 ODI World Cup. Stokes has played 102 matches in Test cricket, scoring 6316 runs in 185 innings. During this, he has also scored 13 centuries and 31 half-centuries. While bowling, he has taken 198 wickets in 147 innings.