IND vs ENG: James Anderson completes 700 wickets in Tests, only third bowler to record feat
Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan and Australia’ Shane Warne are the only other bowlers who crossed the tally.
Published : Mar 09, 2024 09:43 IST , CHENNAI - 1 MIN READ
James Anderson celebrates after taking the wicket of Rohit Sharma during the second day of fouth Test match. | Photo Credit: K.R Deepak / The Hindu
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.