ENG vs IND | Anderson surpasses Kumble to become third-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket
Cricket | August 06, 2021 19:23 ISTAnderson now only stands behind two spin wizards - Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne of Australia.
Anderson now only stands behind two spin wizards - Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne of Australia.
The 39-year-old drew the first blood, getting Kohli with a beauty to trigger a collapse as India slumped to 112/4 from being 97 for no loss in less than six overs.
The in-from KL Rahul (57 batting off 151 balls) is still standing tall amid ruins alongside Rishabh Pant.
Ahead of the Test, Anderson had said that is not bothered about taking Kohli's wicket as long as some England bowler dismisses him.
A run of five Tests in six weeks against India may not be ideal for 39-year-old Anderson, a veteran of 162 Tests. But he is geared up.
Recently, the USA's multiple Olympic gold medallist Biles had pulled out of the team and all-round individual events at the Tokyo Olympics, citing mental health concerns.
Anderson, who has played 162 Tests since his debut in 2003, said that the IPL generation of batters have a fearless approach and cited Rishabh Pant as an example.
Anderson picked seven for 19 for Lancashire against Kent in a County Championship match
Anderson was also felicitated before the start of the Test, with the crowd at Edgbaston up its feet to applaud England's most-capped player.
Pathan, who was revered for a his ball swining abiliities during his playing days, stressed that pace is no longer a fear factor for batsmen, and moving the ball in the air will always come handy.
Screenshots of those tweets have now gone viral in the wake of ECB's decision to ban Ollie Robinson for his decade old controversial post on social media
Robinson, who made an impressive Test debut with a match-haul of 7 wickets against New Zealand at Lord's, has been suspended by the country's apex cricket body for some of his offensive tweets dating back to 2012-13.
In an attempt to play it late, Williamson ended up getting an inside edge as the ball went on to ruffle the woodwork.
The 38-year-old pacer made his 161st Test appearance for England as they took on New Zealand in the first match of the two-Test rubber.
England pace bowler James Anderson is on cusp of surpassing Anil Kumble's Test tally of 619 wickets and equal Alastair Cook's record of most Test matches for England.
English seamer James Anderson says players might be rotated more in the marquee five-match series against India later this summer since the games will be taking place in quick succession.
The paceman, who is the highest Test wicket-taker among fast bowlers with 614 scalps, will turn 39 in July.
Pant and Sundar put up a partnership of 113 runs for the seventh wicket with the former scoring 101 off 118 balls.
Anderson, who is yet to bowl to Labuschagne in international cricket, was up against the Aussie in the County Championship when Lancashire took on Glamorgan.
Rishabh Pant played an incredible reverse-sweep against James Anderson, shortly after England took the new ball during the second day of the fourth Test in Ahmedabad.
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