Ben Stokes joins Garfield Sobers and Jacques Kallis in elite list

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Tezzbuzz|12-07-2024

LONDON (AP) — Ben Stokes joined an exclusive club of 200 test wickets and 6,000 test runs when he trapped Kirk McKenzie (0) leg before wicket with the batter unsuccessfully reviewing the decision. Stokes (2-25) also claimed the wicket of Mikyle Louis (14), who was caught behind.

Stokes is the third player to reach the 200 wickets-6,000 runs test landmark after Sir Garfield Sobers and South Africa’s Jacques Kallis.

Sobers scored 8,032 runs and took 235 wickets in 93 tests for the West Indies, 10 fewer than Stokes has played for England, averaging 57.78 with the bat and 34.03 with the ball. Kallis’ longevity, with 166 tests under his belt, helped him reach an immense 13,289 test runs at an average of 55.37. He added 292 wickets at 32.65.

Stokes too has managed to keep his batting average, though comparatively modest at 35.30, above his bowling average which stood at 31.75 after pinning McKenzie for a duck. His 6,320 runs include 13 hundreds and 31 fifties, with a memorable best of 258 against South Africa in January 2016.

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