Fans on Twitter erupted in joy after England skipper Ben Stokes breaks the record for most sixes in Test cricket. They lauded the all-rounder for achieving the massive feat and hailed him as the greatest all-rounder of this generation.
Ben Stokes breaks the record for most sixes in Test cricket
England’s Test skipper Ben Stokes has broke the record for most sixes in Test cricket. He now leads the charts for hitting a maximum number of sixes in the longest format of the game.
Stokes achieved the feat during the ongoing Test between New Zealand and England when he pulled Scott Kuggeleun for six. The all-rounder surpassed Brendon McCullum’s tally of 107 sixes in 101 games.
The England skipper now has 108 in 90 matches. Apart from Stokes, Chris Gayle, Adam Gilchrist and Jacques Kallis are also in the list with 100, 98 and 97 sixes respectively.
Coming to the game between England and New Zealand, it’s fair to say that the visitors are way ahead in the game. After posting a total of 325 runs on the board, they bundled out New Zealand for 306 runs.
They came out all guns blazing in the second essay as well as they have taken a lead of over 365 runs. Joe Root smashed a half-century whereas skipper Stokes played a brutal knock of 31-run knock to put his team in a comfortable position.
Fans on Twitter react as Ben Stokes breaks the record for most sixes in Test cricket
As Ben Stokes breaks the record for most sixes in Test cricket, fans on Twitter reacted to it. They were delighted with the all-rounder achieving the feat. While hailing him as the greatest all-rounder of this generation, they have some joyful reactions. Here are some of them:
Most Sixes in Tests :
109 – Ben Stokes*
107 – Brendon McCullum
100 – Adam Gilchrist#NZvsENG https://t.co/9tXcm98UO7Advertisement— CricG (@cricg18) February 18, 2023
The greatest all rounder of this generation. https://t.co/ognCDgRscD
Advertisement— Abhinav (@Alwarpet_Dragon) February 18, 2023
Kiwi connect 🔥🔥 Baz- Stokesy 💥 https://t.co/6uSxH6lhsD
Advertisement— Nomadic !! (@ShammiTu) February 18, 2023
Only team who made possible to play test like ODI, ODI like T20 and T20 like T10 @englandcricket 🙏 https://t.co/vR1bAYItKf
Advertisement— KRISH🧢 (@Krish__Tweetz_) February 18, 2023
What a moment for Ben stokes 😇✨❣️😉 https://t.co/lq5g0bVeoM
Advertisement— Smile 🥰 (@Mahikohlifan) February 18, 2023
Something about Kiwis holding this record…Cairns , Baz now Stokes. https://t.co/zi1uXgEbgE
Advertisement— Sunil (@Hitting_Middle) February 18, 2023
Advertisement— ABD #1 Fan (@kathirrk303) February 18, 2023
Overtaking McCullum right? And he is in the dugout praising Stokes 😂👏
Advertisement— Shantanu 🏏 (@Shantanu630) February 18, 2023
England team looks like the Australian team of the 90s.
Advertisement— 🇮🇳 Vipul Sehgal (@VipulSehgal312) February 18, 2023
This is why Ben Stokes is the GOAT
Advertisement— ` (@RahulAgain_) February 18, 2023
