We laughed at the idea of Ben Stokes as captain and feared for his career after Bristol but never doubted he is touched by greatness. As he brings up a century of Test caps, this is how he went from tearaway to titan

To watch Ben Stokes here in India is to see a man at the peak of his powers as a batsman and leader, fitter than ever before at 32 after a rigid regime that has seen him cut out alcohol and eschew golf.