Ben Stokes matches Virat Kohli's sensational feat as England inflict historic Test whitewash on Babar Azam-led Pakistan

England skipper Ben Stokes has equalled former Indian captain Virat Kohli's sensational feat following his side's convincing win over Pakistan in the 3rd Test match.

Ben Stokes-led England thrashed Babar Azam's Pakistan in the third and final Test of the bilateral series to revive their campaign in the second edition of the ICC World Test Championship. Completing a historic series whitewash of Pakistan on Tuesday, the Stokes-led England side hammered the crestfallen hosts by 8 wickets to register their third successive win over Babar and Co. at the Karachi National Stadium. Interestingly, England skipper Stokes has equalled former Indian skipper Virat Kohli's spectacular feat following his side's convincing win over Pakistan in the 3rd Test match.

England skipper Ben Stokes has equalled former Indian captain Virat Kohli's sensational feat (AP)

Stokes became the seventh captain to secure nine Test wins in a calendar year after England hammered Pakistan on Tuesday. The Englishman has won 9 Tests and recorded a single defeat as England's captain in the 2022 season. India's most successful Test captain, batting icon Kohli won 9 matches as the leader of the Indian Test side in 2016. Kohli-led Team India remained undefeated in the 2016 season. Former skippers Graeme Smith, Ricky Ponting, Michael Vaughan, Steve Waugh and Clive Lloyd have also secured nine Test wins each in a calendar year.

Under Stokes' leadership, England have won nine or more Test matches in a single year for the first time since 2010. Stokes-led England have also handed Pakistan its first home whitewash in the longest and oldest format of the game. Talking about the Karachi Test match between the two teams, youngster Harry Brook slammed a match-winning century (111) while debutant Rehan Ahmed became the youngest bowler to take a five-wicket haul in Test cricket. Brook and Ahmed propelled England to a convincing 8-wicket win over Pakistan in the Karachi Test match. Match-winner Brook was named the Player of the Series.

"We got a process in which we want to play, the challenge is to play on different kinds of pitches and we stuck to our gameplan and adapted really well with bat and ball. Everyone delivered. Lot spoken about the way we bat, but our bowling stood up as well. It comes down to belief. The belief we have on the team in what we were trying to do and it resonates around everybody, it's unbelievable and to be able to lead the group full of confidence, it's amazing. Every person stood up at some point and put on some kind of match-winning performance," England skipper Stokes said after the match.