James Anderson equals historical record without batting or bowling, surpasses Viv Richards in elite list

James Anderson has levelled a historical record in the India vs England 4th Test in Ranchi without even popping out to bat or bowl on the JSCA International Stadium Complex. The veteran Anderson is on his seventh tour to India and the ageless star has already set to benchmark for health, bowling and much more. 

The 41-year-old is nearing 700 Test wickets and is ready to grow to be the one pacer to the touch the elusive milestone as he was simply 4 wickets wanting the mark earlier than the fourth Test began. However, the speedster has equalled a record without even needing to bat or bowl. 

Anderson has now made the joint-most appearances by any visiting participant in India. The 4th Test in Ranchi is the England pacer’s sixteenth Test in India, which is now the joint-most by a visiting star equalling former English bowler Derek Underwood. Anderson has leapfrogged West Indies legend Viv Richards.

Players with most Tests in India:

1 – James Anderson: 16* Tests

2 – Derek Underwood: 16 Tests

3 – Viv Richards: 15 Tests

4 – Ricky Ponting: 14 Tests

5 – Clive Lloyd: 14 Tests

Anderson first got here to India in March 2006 underneath the captaincy of Andrew Flintoff. He was a part of the sequence win in 2012, the final time the Men in Blue misplaced a house Test sequence. In 15 Tests (excluding the continued one), Anderson has 40 wickets in India at a mean of 30.30. He is but to take a fifer right here and has the very best figures of 4/40 in an innings, on his first outing in India itself. His greatest match figures in India are 6/79 in the identical match.