Manchester, July 24 -- Ben Stokes continues to etch his name among the all-time greats of the game. On Thursday in Manchester, the England Test captain picked up a brilliant five-wicket haul against India, finishing with figures of 5/72. With this, he achieved a rare all-round milestone that only a few legendary names in cricket can boast of.
Stokes now becomes just the fourth cricketer in the history of men's Test cricket to score 10 or more centuries and take at least five five-wicket hauls. The 34-year-old already has 13 Test hundreds to his name, and this was his fifth five-for in the format.
The other names on this distinguished list are West Indies legend Garfield Sobers, England's own Ian Botham, and South African great Jacques K...
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