Overall, it is Anderson's 165th Test appearance, surpassing West Indies's S Chanderpaul to take the fifth spot in the all-time list which features Sachin atop with 200 Test appearances.
The current WTC cycle will run till 2023. New Zealand became the inaugural champions in June after defeating India in the finals.
Kohli's last international hundred came in November 2019 and though he has scored a couple of 40s in the series so far, the expectations have always been sky high from the modern great.
Rahane even laughed off the flak they faced on social media by saying that only "important people" are talked about.
India and England's Test encounter at the Lord's ended in a dramatic fashion, with the visitors running away with a 151-run win.
Indians got the job done in 51.5 overs with pacers producing a high-quality show to dismiss England for 120.
The fifth day at the hallowed Lord's was as good an exhibition of Test cricket with India bowling out England for 120 as they tried to bat it out without going for a chase of 272 in 60 overs.
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With Kohli wanting to stick to his template, focussing more on picking 20 wickets, the middle order needs to deliver in what arguably stands India's best chance to win a series in England.
With his fourth five-for against India at the Lord's, the 39-year-old Anderson became the oldest pacer to achieve the feat in Tests since 1951.
Rahul (129) could add only two runs to his overnight score before walking back to the dressing room amid a big applause.
Both India and England weren't just docked points but were also fined 40 per cent of their match fees after they were found two overs short.
The 35-year-old seamer sustained the injury during a warmup session on Tuesday — two days before the start of the second test at Lord's — and an MRI scan revealed a tear.
Virat Kohli again indicated that the template for the first Test is what he wants to follow in the second match as well.
India have won only two of the 18 Test matches they have played at the venue, considered to be the home of Test cricket. The last of their victories came on the 2014 tour,
Captain Kohli might have to seriously consider playing Ashwin while expecting a far better show from the seasoned batting line-up when India meet England in the second Test at the Lord's starting Thursday.
Both India and England have been docked two World Test Championship points each for slow over-rate during the first Test in Nottingham.
England is already missing Jofra Archer due to an injury, while all-rounder Ben Stokes has taken an indefinite break to focus on mental health.
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