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Newly appointed England Test captain Ben Stokes narrowly missed out on joining Sir Gary Sobers and Ravi Shastri in the class of batters with six sixes in an over in a first-class game.

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Mulder stood down his chase because Lara deserves batting record

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe :South Africa stand-in captain Wiaan Mulder felt he had no right to dislodge West Indies great Brian Lara from the summit of highest test innings scores and decided to declare his team's innings against Zimbabwe when he was 34 runs short of breaking the record.

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Joe Root Becomes First England Player To Score 19,000 International Runs

Experienced batter Joe Root became England's most successful batter after he became the first batter from his nation to go past the 19,000-run mark following his unbeaten ton against India on Day 1 of the fourth Test. Root tapped into his prime form to pull England back into the game after debutant pacer Akash Deep provided India with a dream start. Along with Ben Foakes, he stitched up a 114-run partnership and ensured that England went wicketless in the second session for the first time in the series. With an exquisite drive, he found the boundary line to raise his bat for his 31st Test ton.

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6 Sixes In 1 Over: Andhra Pradesh Youngster Makes History, BCCI Issues 'Alert'. Watch

In cricket, there are several feats which are widely celebrated. Hitting six sixes in an over is one of the them. Who can forget the six sixes hit by Yuvraj Singh at the 2007 T20 World Cup off England's Stuart Broad. West Indies legend Sir Gary Sobers was the first person to achieve the feat in a major match. Playing in a County Championship for Nottinghamshire in 1968, Garfield Sobers hit Glamorgan's Malcolm Nash for six sixes in an over. Then Ravi Shastri became the first Indian to hit six sixes in an over in 1985 for Bombay against Baroda.

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'Hope England Tests Last For 5 Days Unless...': India Great's Cheeky Statement

Legendary India cricketer Farokh Engineer said that England should be afraid of Rohit Sharma and Co irrespective of whether they adopt the Bazball approach or not. During the BCCI Awards 2024, Engineer received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award and during his speech, he praised the current Indian team as the 'finest' he has ever seen. He praised Rohit as well the duo of Rahul Dravid and Ravi Shastri for their work as the team's head coach. The former wicket-keeper batter also said that he hopes the matches in the upcoming Test series between India and England will last for five days unless they end in the hosts' favour.

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Watch: Ben Stokes' Special Gesture For Late Father Ged After Hitting Century Against West Indies In 2nd Test

England all-rounder Ben Stokes has experienced some difficult time since winning the ODI World Cup in 2019. Apart from being away from the game due to a finger injury, Stokes also lost his father Ged, who died of brain cancer in 2020. Since then, Stokes has also put some of his focus on his mental health. However, the 31-year-old rolled back his glory days by hitting a century against the West Indies in the ongoing Test at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown.

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WI vs ENG: Ben Stokes Joins Elite List After Blazing Century Against West Indies In Barbados

England all-rounder Ben Stokes is considered as one of the best all-rounders going around in world cricket today, and the left-handed batter was at his very best in the first innings of the ongoing second Test against West Indies. Stokes blasted 120 runs off 128 balls with the help of 11 fours and 6 sixes to help England post 507 for nine declared. During the course of the knock, Stokes managed to join a list of elite players.

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WI vs ENG: With 236th Test scalp, Kemar Roach moves past Gary Sobers on Windies all-time list

Kemar Roach moved past Gary Sobers to become West Indies' seventh most prolific wicket-taker when he claimed the prized scalp of Joe Root during the second Test on his home ground in Barbados on Thursday. As Sobers watched on at Kensington Oval, Root had hardly been Tested all day when he was dismissed lbw by a ball that beat the England captain for pace and struck him on the knee roll. The on-field decision was not out, prompting West Indies to potentially burn what would have been their final review had they gotten the decision wrong.

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