Ben Stokes just five wickets away from becoming first England captain in over 50 years to achieve rare feat

Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes to script history

Ben Stokes needs 254 runs and 5 wickets to become first England captain to achieve 2,000 Test runs and 50 wickets.

Stokes just needs 5 wickets to achieve a massive feat

England captain Ben Stokes is just five wickets away from reaching 50 as a skipper, a feat that would make him only the third England Test captain to achieve this milestone. So far, Stokes has taken 45 wickets at an average of 29.95 across 33 Tests under his leadership.