England cricket team captain Ben Stokes has delivered a brilliant performance with both bat and ball in the ongoing series against Team India. Stokes, who was named Player of the Match in the Lord's Test, has now taken a five-wicket haul in the Manchester Test.

Following this, he also scored a superb century with the bat. With this century, Stokes has etched his name in the record books by achieving 5 major milestones.

Thanks to Stokes's explosive innings, the English team has taken a commanding lead in the match.

Historic Century and Five-Wicket Haul 

Stokes scored a remarkable century at Old Trafford — his first in Test cricket in nearly three years. Earlier in the same match, he picked up a five-wicket haul, ending an eight-year wait for such a feat in Tests. With this double, Stokes etched his name in the record books:

He became the first England captain to score a century and take five wickets in the same Test match.

Overall, he is the fourth English player to do so, after Ian Botham, Tony Greig, and Gus Atkinson.

As a captain, Stokes is just the fifth player in Test history to achieve this feat. The others include Dennis Atkinson, Gary Sobers, Mushtaq Mohammad, and Imran Khan.

Stokes reached another career milestone in the same game by completing 7,000 runs in Test cricket. He now joins the legendary duo of Gary Sobers and Jacques Kallis as the only players with 7,000+ runs and 200+ wickets in the format.

So far, Stokes has hammered 141 runs, propelling England to a lead of over 300 runs — putting them firmly in control of the fourth Test.

England’s dominance in this match has been powered largely by the brilliance of their captain, who has made this game one for the history books.