New Delhi. On the third day of the fifth Test match being played between India and England in Dharamshala, England’s fast bowler James Anderson created history. Anderson became the first fast bowler to take 700 wickets in world Test cricket by dismissing Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav. With this, Anderson became the third bowler in the world to take 700 or more Test wickets. In this list, Muttiah Muralitharan is at first place with 800 wickets and Shane Warne is at second place with 708 wickets.
HERE IS THE VIDEO WHEN HISTORY CREATED…. 700 test wickets
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Anderson is the first fast bowler to take 700 wickets in the 147-year history of Test cricket, which started in 1877. Before this, no fast bowler has been able to achieve this feat. The two bowlers who have taken more wickets than Anderson are Muralitharan and Shane Warne, both of them have been spinners. On the second day of play in Dharamshala, James Anderson clean bowled Shubman Gill and took 699th Test wicket. In India’s first innings, Anderson was successful in taking 2 wickets for 60 runs in 16 overs at an economy rate of 3.75. He got the wickets of Shubhman Gill and Kuldeep Yadav.
James, who made his debut in Test cricket in 2002, has taken 700 wickets in his name in 187 Test matches. He has taken these wickets at an average of 26.52 and strike rate of 56.9. At present he is the most senior player in the England team. Anderson has also achieved the feat of taking five wickets 32 times and ten wickets three times. His best performance is taking seven wickets for 42 runs in an innings. Anderson’s performance in the current series has also been good. Anderson has taken 10 wickets at an average of 33.5 in the four Test matches played so far, with his best bowling performance being three wickets for 47 runs.