7000+ runs, 250+ wickets, and only Kallis for company

Ben Stokes announced his retirement from International cricket on the fourth day of the Trent Bridge Test, ending a 15-year career with over 250 caps across formats.

2 – One of two cricketers with 7000+ runs and 250+ wickets in Tests, alongside Jacques Kallis.

3 – Oppositions against whom Stokes has 1000 runs and 40 wickets – India, Australia, and West Indies. Only three other all-rounders have achieved this against three different opponents: Gary Sobers, Kapil Dev, and Kallis.

138 sixes – Most by a batter in Tests. One of three batters with 100+ sixes in the format. 39 against Australia – the most by any player against an opposition.

258 – His score against South Africa in Cape Town (2016), the second highest for a batter at #6 or lower in Tests, behind Don Bradman's 270. Included 11 sixes – joint third most in a Test innings and the most by an England batter.

Stokes is one of two batters to hit 10+ sixes in an innings in both Tests and ODIs, the other being Brendon McCullum.

163 balls – The second fastest double hundred in Tests, behind Nathan Astle's 153-ball effort.

Fastest hundred at Lord's – 85 balls against New Zealand in 2015.

In 35 consecutive 50-Test sequences with 2500+ runs and 100 wickets, behind only Kallis (55), Botham (51), and Sobers (44).

24 wins as captain from 44 Tests – joint third most for England. One of three English captains with a win% over 50 (54.50%).

4.55% – Lowest draw percentage among all captains with 25+ matches.

4.40 – Scoring rate under his captaincy – the only captain with 4+ runs per over (minimum 25 Tests).

2 – Instances of England winning 350+ fourth innings chases under Stokes (378 at Edgbaston, 371 at Headingley, both vs India). Stokes is the only captain with two such wins.

3 – Series lost after taking 1-0 lead under Stokes: India (1-4), Pakistan (1-2), and New Zealand.

2 – One of two England players with 4000+ runs and 100+ wickets in white-ball cricket, alongside Paul Collingwood.

182 – Highest individual score by an England batter in ODIs, against New Zealand at The Oval (2023).

63.53 – Average in ICC ODI events – joint fourth highest (750+ runs), behind Shikhar Dhawan, Rachin Ravindra, and Virat Kohli.