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England’s Test captain Ben Stokes is celebrating his 34th birthday on June 4, 1991. He is regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in modern-day cricket and has been a crucial member of the England cricket team from the last few years. Over the years, Stokes went on to become England’s saviour on most of the occasions whenever his team found itself in a difficult situation.
Some of his famous knocks include the iconic 135-run knock in a Test match against Australia in Leeds in 2019. Stokes also scored a crucial 84* runs in the 2019 ODI World Cup final at Lords as England registered a thrilling win to be called as world champions. With England, Stokes went on to win one ODI World Cup title followed by the T20 World Cup in 2022. He was top scorer for England in final of both the editions.
Overall, Ben Stokes has played 111 Tests, 114 ODIs and 43 T20Is in his international career amassing 10776 runs with the bat and taking 313 wickets with the ball in all three formats combined. Let’s have a look at his career records in international cricket.
Ben Stokes Career records
Most sixes in Test cricket: Ben Stokes has a record for hitting the most number of sixes in the Test format. The left-hander has smashed 133 sixes from 111 matches in his Test career so far and is far away in the list from the active players.
Most runs in an innings while batting at number 6 in Tests: Ben Stokes is known for playing big innings in Test cricket while coming to bat in the middle-order. He has records for scoring most runs in a Test innings batting at the sixth position as he scored 258 runs in a Test match against South Africa in Cape Town in 2016.
6000+ runs and 600+ runs in Test cricket: Ben Stokes is among the best all-rounders in Test cricket with over 6000 runs and more than 600 wickets in the format. He has scored 6728 runs at an average of 35.41, hitting 13 hundred and 35 half-centuries with the bat. With the ball, Stokes has scalped 213 wickets in the Test format so far.
