James Anderson is hailed as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time in the world right now. The England cricket team will start the summer with a two-Test series against New Zealand and India, which might prove historic for its spearhead James Anderson as the 39-year-old bowler will be eyeing to break the records of India’s two legendary players.
James Anderson has had a glorious career so far. The spearhead has picked 614 wickets in 160 Tests (297 innings) at an impressive average of 26.46 and strike-rate of 55.9 including 30 five-wicket hauls in an innings and three 10 wicket hauls in a match. The cricketer is all set to add a few more feathers to his already glorious hat.
Yes, James Anderson is on the verge of breaking the records of Team India’s legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s world record of playing most Test matches on home soil.
James has played 89 Test matches at home and after playing two Tests against New Zealand and a five-match Test series against India, the number will soon reach 96. Thus, Anderson will break the record of Sachin Tendulkar who has played 94 Test matches on Indian soil.
Not just this, Anderson will also be eyeing on to break Team India’s former leg-spinner Anil Kumble’s record in terms of the number of wickets in the longest format of the game.
The 39-year-old speedster can become the 2nd bowler in the world to take 400 Test wickets at home. Anderson is only 16 wickets short of breaking that record. So far, he has taken 384 wickets in 89 Test matches. Last year, James became the first speedster in the world to reach 600 wickets in Test cricket.
