After his first Test five-wicket haul in eight years, Ben Stokes’s celebration was a little sheepish, quietly holding the ball aloft.

England pegged back despite Ben Stokes’ brilliance as fourth Test hangs in the balance - After the exhilaration of Ben Stokes’ first Test century in two years, England were pegged back in a frustratin

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,

After producing a remarkable bowling performance (5 for 72) in the first innings, Ben Stokes brought up his 14th century in Test cricket to script history.

The England captain is only the third player to record 7,000 runs and 200 wickets in Tests. Only Jacques Kallis and Garfield Sobers had achieved the feat before Stokes. Kallis of South Africa had 13,288 runs and 292 wickets to his credit. West Indies’ Sobers ended with 8,032 runs and 235 wickets from 93 Tests.

Ben Stokes did not bowl a ball on day four of the fourth Test against India, so is that something to be concerned about or is he just preserving himself for a big effort on Sunday? And what role will Rishabh Pant play?

It is fairly rare for an all-rounder to contribute with both bat and ball in the same game, rarer still for them to be equally proficient in both disciplines, but England captain Stokes has proven time and time again that he is indeed a rare talent.

England tried plenty of things in the final session including peppering the well set pair with short balls but Rahul and Gill were unfazed