James Anderson is just 2 wickets away from taking 600 wickets in Test cricket. But before James Anderson, these 3 bowlers have crossed 600 wickets in Test cricket history.
New Delhi. England fast bowler James Anderson is just 2 steps away from creating another new history in Test cricket. James Anderson is going to be the first England bowler to have a record of taking 600 wickets in Test cricket. However, there have been three such bowlers before Anderson in Test cricket who have done more than 600 wickets in the initial form of cricket. You know, in the third Test between England and Pakistan (ENG vs PAK), James Anderson has taken 5 wickets in Pakistan’s first innings, due to which Anderson currently occupies the position of Test cricket’s most successful fourth bowler with 598 wickets.
The bowlers who took more than 600 wickets in the first Test ahead of James Anderson are Sri Lankan great spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, Australia’s wizard leg spinner Shane Warne and India’s most successful spin bowler Anil Kumble. Muralitharan has set a world record of taking 800 wickets in 133 Test matches. On the other hand, Shane Warne has taken the maximum 708 wickets in 145 Test matches played for Australia. Along with this, Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble has been named in the third place in this list. Kumble (Anil Kumble) has taken 619 wickets in 132 matches of his Test career. In such a situation, it is now the turn of James Anderson, who he is going to join the club of these veterans.
It is to be noted that towards the Test career of James Anderson, Jimmy has played 156 Test matches for England. In which James Anderson has taken 598 wickets. During this time, James Anderson has taken 5 wickets 29 times in an innings of a Test match. Apart from this, James Anderson has done 10 wickets in a Test match 3 times. At the same time, James Anderson’s best bowling performance in Test cricket is 7-42 wickets. Let us tell you that on the basis of the fatal bowling of James Anderson, the England team is on the verge of winning the three-Test series against Pakistan.
