180 Test matches, essentially the most by a tempo bowler in historical past! The quantity simply reemphasises the longevity of James Anderson, the veteran England pacer, who’s the main wicket-taker amongst quick bowlers within the longest format of the sport (686). Anderson, who’s ageing like a fantastic wine, in the previous few years has confirmed that he’s the person for all situations and all seasons and that he’s not only a one-trick pony. Any different quick bowler even near him is his teammate Stuart Broad, when it comes to consistency.
However, in keeping with veteran India pacer Ishant Sharma, former cricketer Zaheer Khan is better than the Englishman. Speaking on The Ranveer Allahbadia present, Ishant reckoned that Anderson performed most of his cricket in England, the place situations have been useful for the quicker bowlers, issues would have been completely different if he performed in India.
“Jimmy Anderson’s bowling style and method is quite different. He plays in different conditions in England. Maybe if he played in India…,” Ishant was interrupted by the anchor within the center, who smiled and mentioned, “…maybe he wouldn’t have found that kind of success.”
Ishant nodded and replied saying: “Zak. He is better than Jimmy Anderson.” Zaheer, who final performed for India in 2014, took 311 wickets in Test cricket in 92 matches and is on degree with Ishant for many wickets by an Indian pacer within the longest format.
Since they each have been on the subject of Zaheer Khan, Ishant was requested concerning the notorious 2014 incident in Wellington Test the place he wasn’t pleased with the senior teammate and was concerned in a heated dialogue with him.
Clarifying the identical, Ishant mentioned, “I had mentioned that to myself. To this present day, individuals don’t perceive to whom I mentioned that. I’ve by no means abused anybody who has dropped a catch. How can I say that to Zak? He is actually like a guru to me. I’ve by no means even considered saying something like that. It was simply frustration as a result of Brendon McCullum was scoring plenty of runs. There have been solely three quick bowlers – me, Zak and [Mohammed] Shami. After virtually each 4 overs, we needed to bowl once more and the wicket was very flat. I used to be simply letting out my frustration on myself.
