England bowler James Anderson after finishing 700 wickets on the third day of the ultimate check match at HPCA Ground in Dharamshala on March 9, 2024.
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England veteran James Anderson added one other superb chapter to his exceptional story of longevity when he grew to become the first pacer and third bowler to take 700 Test wickets within the Dharamsala Test towards India on Saturday.
Anderson reached the milestone in his 187th Test by eradicating India’s Kuldeep Yadav caught behind on day three of the fifth Test. He lured the Indian tail-ender right into a drive and induced the surface edge.
The 41-year-old was on 699 scalps in a single day after dismissing Shubman Gill with a magnificence on day one.
The solely different pacer to have taken 600 Test wickets or extra is his former teammate Stuart Broad, who retired final yr with 604 within the bag.
Sri Lankan spin nice Muttiah Muralidaran has 800 scalps to his sport, probably the most in Tests, adopted by the late Shane Warne (708). India spin nice Anil Kumble is fourth within the all time listing with 619 wickets in 132 Tests.
India might solely add 4 runs to their in a single day tally to find yourself at 477, gaining a 259-run first innings lead.
Anderson stays on the prime of his sport, each bodily and skill-wise having made his worldwide debut again in 2002.
England skipper Ben Stokes had spoken extremely of illustrious teammate forward of England’s remaining Test on the lengthy tour of India.
“Jimmy coming up to 700 wickets, it’s phenomenal to think about, especially as a seam bowler. Amazing career to date, and I can’t see him stopping. I have played with Jimmy for a long time and I’ve never seen him as physically fit as he does right now.
“Being 41, displaying that starvation and need to get higher each single day is testomony to his angle and dedication to the sport,” stated Stokes.
Besides shut to 200 Tests, Anderson has performed 194 ODIs and 19 T20s. He is 13 in need of finishing 1000 wickets in worldwide cricket.
