England captain Ben Stokes accomplished 6,000 Test runs in the course of the second day of the third Ashes Test in opposition to Australia at Headingley in Leeds on Friday.
Stokes struck a fiery 108-ball 80, which included six fours and 5 sixes, and was the final batter to fall as England was bundled out for 237 and conceded a 26-run first-innings lead.
Stokes turns into the sixteenth England batter to breach the 6,000-run mark within the longest format of the sport. The 32-year-old achieved the feat in his 171st innings and averages 36.63.
Stokes wants simply three wickets to finish 200 Test wickets. He at present has 197 wickets in 95 matches to his identify.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com