Pakistan, July 25 -- MANCHESTER - Ben Stokes is proving why he is England's premier all-rounder at just the right time. After a long injury layoff, the England captain took his first five-wicket haul since 2017 in the ongoing fourth Test against India. His bowling performance is giving England a crucial edge in the series.

Stokes faced several injury setbacks, including two hamstring surgeries earlier this year. He only returned to bowling in May and initially aimed just to bowl pain-free. "To be able to do some really good technical work and get back to where I was before my injuries is really good," he said.

Despite the return of frontline bowler Jofra Archer, Stokes bowled the most overs for England in the third Test at Lord's. In Ma...