James Anderson became only the third bowler to complete 700 wickets in Tests during the fifth Test match between India and England in Dharamsala on Saturday.
Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne are the only other bowlers to have crossed the tally.
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James Anderson started the match with 698 wickets and removed Shubman Gill and Kuldeep Yadav during India’s first innings to achieve the record.
Anderson is already the leading Test wicket taker among pacers, after crossing Glenn Mcgrath’s tally of 563 during the Oval Test against India in 2018.
Most Test wickets in history
Muttiah Muralitharan - 800
Shane Warne - 708
James Anderson - 700*
Anil Kumble - 619
Stuart Broad - 604
Most Test wickets for England
James Anderson - 700*
Stuart Broad - 604
Ian Botham - 383
Bob Willis - 325
Fred Trueman - 307
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