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India vs England: Ben Stokes hails novice spinners Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir despite series defeat

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Ben Stokes believes “the sky is the limit” for his young spinners as he spoke of his pride despite watching England’s hopes of a famous series victory over India go up in smoke.

The hosts took an unassailable 3-1 series lead thanks to a five-wicket triumph in Ranchi, but only after being given a scare by the novice pair of Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir, the latter of whom finished with eight wickets in the match.

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