After reaching his half-century, Stokes hit sixes for fun, stitching a blazing 165-run stand with Bairstow to make things easier for England.
England did not throw it away like the opening game and capitalised on a flying start provided by Bairstow (124 off 112) and Jason Roy (55 off 52) to gun down the target in just 43.3 overs with six wickets in hand.
Stokes continued his six-hitting spree in the next over too, hitting three sixes and a four against Krunal Pandya.
Applying saliva has been banned by the ICC after matches resumed post COVID-19 forced break.
The question was in reference to India captain Kohli's aggressive in your face demeanour while fielding or celebrating a fall of wicket.
Stokes batted at No.5 or No.6 throughout England's five-match T20I series in India which ended in a 2-3 defeat for the visitors.
In the post-match press conference, Stokes said that he would've loved for England to seal the series with a win in the fourth T20I, but the loss comes as a blessing in disguise.
Stokes scored 55 off 121 balls before a skidder from Washington Sundar trapped him leg before on the opening day of the final Test against India.
Only Stokes (55) and Dan Lawrence (46) were able to show some resistance on the opening day of the fourth Test.
Indian captain Virat Kohli and Ben Stokes were seen engaging in a heated argument, and the umpires had to intervene to put them apart.
No other batsman has been dismissed more times by Ashwin than Stokes, surpassing Australia's David Warner with 10 dismissals and Alastair Cook with nine.
India bowled England out on 112 in the first innings and ended Day 1 at 99/3 in the third Test in Ahmedabad.
The incident took place at the end of the 12th over when Stokes was seen using saliva to shine the ball.
Stokes was dismissed thrice by Ashwin in the first two Tests in Chennai. The power-hitter was, in fact, stifled quite remarkably by the local favourite in the second game
Ben Stokes fell to Ravichandran Ashwin for the third time in a row during the second innings of the second Test in Chennai.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes performed a handstand during the Day 3 of the ongoing second Test in Chennai.
It was in the penultimate over in the game when Pant refused to take strike following a chirping from the English slip cordon.
One of the main reasons was six no balls that he bowled so far and Nadeem admitted that he is having some technical difficulties.
Dominic Bess, batting on 19, hit Washington Sundar's delivery straight to Rohit in the 175th over.
England ended the day two at an intimidating 555 for eight, built around Root's 218 that was result of a near nine-hour effort in which he faced 377 balls.
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