Manchester, July 28 -- Skipper Ben Stokes became the first-ever England captain to secure an aggregate of 300-plus runs and 15-plus wickets during a Test series.

Stokes achieved this milestone during his side's fourth Test match against India at Manchester's Old Trafford Stadium. During the match, he struck a brilliant 198-ball 141, his first century in two years and took six wickets, including a first-innings five-wicket haul.

Now, in this series with the bat, he has made 304 runs in seven innings at an average of 43.42, with a century to his name. With a ball in hand, Stokes has been merciless, relentless, producing miracles effortlessly. He is the leading wicket-taker in the series with 17 scalps at an average of 25.23, with best fig...