Star all-rounder Ben Stokes is set to become the 16th England cricketer to appear in 100 Tests, against India at Rajkot on Thursday. The 32-year-old England captain will join an elite club, including current internationals James Anderson and Joe Root, when he leads the tourists in the third of a five-match series currently all square at 1-1.
Full list of England cricketers with 100 or more Test caps (caps, player, career span):
184 – James Anderson – (2003-)
167 – Stuart Broad – (2007-2023)
161 – Alastair Cook – (2006-2018)
137 – Joe Root – (2012-)
133 – Alec Stewart – (1990-2003)
118 – Graham Gooch – (1975-1995)
118 – Ian Bell – (2004-2015)
117 – David Gower – (1978-1992)
115 – Michael Atherton – (1989-2001)
114 – Colin Cowdrey – (1954-1975)
108 – Geoffrey Boycott – (1964-1982)
104 – Kevin Pietersen – (2005-2014)
102 – Ian Botham – (1977-1992)
100 – Graham Thorpe – (1993-2005)
100 – Andrew Strauss – (2004-2012)
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Note: Test careers of Anderson and Root still ongoing