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Ben Stokes 31st Birthday: Top 5 unknown facts England's new Test captain - In Pics

Newly appointed England Test captain Ben Stokes is celebrating his 31st birthday on June 4. Stokes has always been in the limelight right from the infamous pub brawl to the Man of the Match in the final of ICC World Cup 2019 where he produced magical innings to hand England their first WC title.

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Updated:Jun 04, 2022, 06:34 PM IST

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2nd most number of sixes

Stokes has smacked the 2nd most number of sixes in a Test inning, 11 sixes against South Africa in 2016.

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2nd fastest double century

Stokes smashed the 2nd fastest double century in Test cricket history in 2016 in just 163 balls

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Poor start for an extraordinary cricket career

Stokes made his first international appearance for England against Ireland in an ODI match in 2011. He managed to score only 3 runs and was not given the ball.

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Big wicket on debut

Stokes took the wicket of former English batsman Mark Ramprakash in the 3rd delivery of his very first List A match.

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3rd England captain

Ben Stokes is only the third England captain who was born outside the country.