England’s veteran pacer James Anderson is on the verge of surpassing Anil Kumble’s Test tally of 619 wickets and equal Alastair Cook’s record of most Test matches for England. The 38-year-old pacer, who has 614 wickets in 160 Tests, will doubtless go previous former India leg-spinner in first Test in opposition to New Zealand that begins at Lord’s on Wednesday.
Anderson is fourth on checklist of Test cricket’s prime wicket-takers whereas Kumble is third. Ex-Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan leads the checklist with 800 wickets whereas ex-Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has 708 wickets.
Anderson can also be eight wickets quick of reaching 1,000 wickets in first-class cricket. Former England left-arm spinner Wilfred Rhodes holds record for many first-class wickets with 4,204.
The right-armer Anderson has performed 23 Test matches at Lord’s in his 18-year lengthy Test cricket profession. He has taken 103 wickets at a mean of 23.89 with six five-wicket hauls on the historic venue.
England have been rotating their two most skilled and frontline tempo bowlers — Anderson and Stuart Broad — and never taking part in them in a Test collectively in latest occasions.
The Lancashire-born pacer might get to play the Test beginning on Wednesday at Lord’s the place he had made his Test debut in 2003 in opposition to Zimbabwe.
Anderson’s subsequent Test may also be his 161st and it’ll put him alongside former England captain and opener Alastair Cook as cricketer to have performed most quantity of Test matches for England.
“It does make me feel proud,” Anderson was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.com.
“I never imagined in a million years I’d get to this point. Certainly for a bowler to play this amount of games is… I don’t know what the word is. But it’s a bit mind-blowing to me,” he added.
“I feel really honoured that I have managed to do it because it is such an amazing thing to do. I absolutely love Test cricket. I’ve got a huge passion for it. Growing up, all I wanted to do is play Test cricket for England and I am honoured I have been able to do it for this long.”
