Stokes, who played a patient 176-run knock in the first innings, came out all guns blazing while opening the batting in the second innings as he scored 78 runs off just 57 balls.
Ben Stokes all-round performance steered England to a comeback victory over the West Indies in the second Test in Manchester.
Ben Stokes' imposing all-round performance, which included 254 runs and three wickets, was what stood as the difference between the two sides.
Stokes looked in discomfort while bowling on Day 5, during the 68th over he felt some pain in the groin and didn't complete his over.
Root acknowledged Stokes' value in the team and his ability to go through a range of gears.
Needing to bat out 85 overs to salvage a draw and retain the Wisden Trophy, the West Indies was dismissed for 198 with 14.5 overs and one hour left of a test played at an empty Old Trafford.
Stokes achieved the feat during the second game against West Indies at the Old Trafford Cricket ground in Manchester.
Stokes's fiery knock single-handedly helped England extend the lead to 311, as he scored 60.47 per cent of the runs in that innings. The next best score was off 22, scored by skipper Joe Root.
Stokes, 29, slammed a superb 176 on day two of the second #raisethebat Test against West Indies at Old Trafford.
Since 2019, Stokes has been England's highest run-getter in Tests with 1355 runs in 16 Tests, averaging 52.11.
Aakash's opinion came after Stokes's 10th Test century on Friday in the second game of the series against West Indies at the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester.
With his century on Friday, Stokes joined Shastri in a list of all-rounders with at least 10 Test centuries and 150-plus wickets.
Stokes' innings, coupled with his 260-run stand with Dom Sibley who himself scored 120 off 372 deliveries, helped put England firmly in the driver's seat
Jofra Archer was dropped from the England team after a breach of bio-secure protocol.
Giving themselves an hour to bowl at the visitors, England profited by dismissing John Campbell on 12 to leave West Indies 32-1 at stumps and seeking a face-saving draw.
Stokes slammed 10 fours and a six en route his century, as he was patient in his sensible innings dictated by the conditions.
Sibley was on 86 not out — his second-highest Test score in just his eighth match — and Stokes was unbeaten on 59 at stumps.
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