Stokes achieved the feat with a six off Tim Southee's delivery in his 151st Test innings. Former Kiwi skipper and current England Test format coach Brendon McCullum tops the list with 107 sixes.
Rohit Sharma has completed his 15 years in international cricket for India. He made his ODI debut for the national side on this day in 2007 against Ireland in Belfast.
Root achieved this feat on Day 4 of the ongoing second Test against New Zealand, here at Trent Bridge, where he smashed a total of 176 runs in England's first innings.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly lauded Joe Root after the England batter smashed a century in the Test against New Zealand, completing 10,000 runs in Test format.
London [UK], June 1 (ANI): Former Sussex and England wicketkeeper-batter Jim Parks, the oldest living Test cricketer in his country, has died at the age of 90.
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 28 (ANI): Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis said that the first six overs during the Qualifier 2 match against Rajasthan Royals, felt like 'Test cricket' to him.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 27 (ANI): After dominating Test cricket for over a decade, former India opening batter Virender Sehwag said that the longest format is the ultimate form of the game.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 18 (ANI): Mushfiqur Rahim on Wednesday became the first-ever Bangladeshi batter to score 5,000 runs in test cricket and also, the highest run-scorer for his side in the longest format of the game.