England pacer James Anderson etched his identify within the historical past books as he grew to become simply the third bowler within the historical past of Test crcket to seize 700 wickets. He has additionally turn into the primary quick bowler in 147 years to take these many wickets. England Cricket celebrated the landmark by writing on X (previously Twitter): “We are so lucky to be witnessing utter greatness. An unfathomable achievement built of unrivalled skill, longevity and absolute dedication. Congratulations.”
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Praise began to pour in for the 41-year-old wicket-taking machines which ceases to cease. Cricket author Jarrod Kimber wrote on his social media account that when Anderson debuted for England in Tests in May 2003, MySpace had not been launched, including that his Test profession is older than social media. Today, the identical pacer is being hailed on the web.
Arjun Tendulkar, Sachin Tendulkar’s son who performs Ranji Trophy for Goa and IPL for Mumbai Indians, was watching the sport in a lodge room and posted a photograph of the TV display as he watched the feat stay. Arjun wrote ‘The Goat’ to ship his respect to Anderson.
His father, the good Sachin Tendulkar, is healthier with phrases so he determined to put in writing an extended put up for Anderson over his social media. Tendulkar hailed Anderson’s achievement as ‘easy magnificent’. Tendulkar stated that when he first noticed Anderson in motion in 2002, he was impressed by his management over the ball.
“The first time I saw Anderson play was in Australia in 2002, and his control over the ball looked special. Nasser Hussain spoke very highly of him back then and today, I am sure, he would say, “Maine bola tha” — that he had called it so early. 700 test wickets is a stellar achievement. A fast bowler playing for 22 years and performing so consistently to be able to take 700 wickets would have sounded like fiction until Anderson actually made it happen. Simply magnificent,” wrote Tendulkar.
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The first time I noticed Anderson play was in Australia in 2002, and his management over the ball regarded particular.
Nasser Hussain spoke very extremely of him again then and immediately, I’m positive, he would say, “Maine bola tha” – that he had referred to as it so early. _
700 take a look at wickets is a stellar_ pic.twitter.com/GijfRXYvoY
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 9, 2024
700. _
Muttiah Muralitharan. Shane Warne.
And now James Anderson.
Congratulations to an icon of cricket.#BBCCricket #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/DOmkIqkG1z
— Test Match Special (@bbctms) March 9, 2024
700. _
Muttiah Muralitharan. Shane Warne.
And now James Anderson.
Congratulations to an icon of cricket.#BBCCricket #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/DOmkIqkG1z
— Test Match Special (@bbctms) March 9, 2024
Jimmy Anderson scales Mount 700. Incredible landmark for a quick bowler which will by no means be surpassed. Not simply this document and his exceptional fantastuc abilities, the longevity of his profession can be actually exceptional
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) March 9, 2024
700 Test Wickets for Anderson
What an achievement. What a participant.pic.twitter.com/cPfZYEhair
— Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom) March 9, 2024
Anderson’s mother and father had been additionally within the stands on the HPCA stadium in Dharamsala to observe their received take the historic wicket. His father had watched him take his first Test wicket as effectively. It was a particular second for the Anderson household to observe their son write historical past.
England bowled out India for 477 within the first innings. Shoaib Bashir took a five-for too. England nevertheless, had been in a spotof hassle on the time of writing of this text as they had been three down below 50 runs within the 2nd innings with deficit nonetheless over 200.