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England’s captain Ben Stokes performs a shot on the third day of the fourth cricket take a look at match between England and India at Emirates Previous Trafford, Manchester, England, Friday, July 25, 2025. (AP Photograph/Jon Tremendous)
MANCHESTER – England captain Ben Stokes retired damage with obvious cramp as his workforce dominated day 3 of the fourth cricket take a look at towards India on Friday.
Stokes was 66 not out within the night session at Previous Trafford with England main by 133 runs.
The all-rounder had seemed uncomfortable for a while as he tried to stretch out in between balls and was left hobbling throughout one run earlier than finally going off.
He left England in a commanding place, largely because of a century from Joe Root, who moved as much as second on the all-time listing of take a look at run scorers behind first-placed Sachin Tendulkar.
Stokes, whose half-century adopted his 5 wickets, was changed by Jamie Smith with England on 491-4.
His retirement comes after India’s Rishabh Pant retired damage on day one with a foot injury and returned on day 2.
England leads the five-match collection 2-1.
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