England fast bowler James Anderson became the first fast bowler to take 700 wickets in Test cricket.
James Anderson accomplished this feat on the third day of the fifth Test once morest India.
India has won this Test series once morest England by 1-4, while India won the last Test as well.
Out of these 700 wickets, James Anderson took 434 wickets at his home ground and 266 wickets during matches in other countries.
In addition to 700 wickets in Test matches, James Anderson has taken 269 wickets in One Day International matches and 18 wickets in T20 International matches.
With a total of 987 international wickets, James Anderson needs 13 more wickets to reach 1000 international wickets.
He made his debut once morest Zimbabwe at Lord’s in May 2003, picking up his first wicket by dismissing opener Marc Vermoulin in the third over.
The most successful year for James Anderson during his 22-year career was 2010 when he took 57 wickets.
James Anderson is the first fast bowler to achieve this feat in Test matches, but overall in cricket, James Anderson is only the third bowler to take 700 or more wickets.
It should be noted that the former spin bowler of Sri Lanka Mutiha Muralitharan has 800 and the late spin bowler of Australia Shane Warne is in this list with 708 test wickets.
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2024-04-30 07:34:41