James Anderson continued to script history at 41 and became the first fast bowler to claim 700 Test wickets. Anderson, who made his Test debut in 2003, joined the likes of Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warner in the elusive club of players to claim 700 wickets in the longest format of the game.
“Another jewel in the crown of James Anderson”, wrote ICC as it celebrated the achievement through a tweet.
dismissed Kuldeep Yadav on Day 3 of the fifth Test against India at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala to reach the milestone. It was an off-cutter from around the wicket that lured Kuldeep into the drive. The ball took the outside edge and Ben Foakes did the rest behind the stumps.
Anderson started the fifth Test with 698 wickets in his kitty, it was not an ideal start for him with the ball in Dharamsala as he was on the receiving end of Shubman Gill’s masterclass. However, in the end, the veteran pacer did manage to get the better of the Indian youngster to make it 699 for himself.
Meanwhile, it was Warne who started the elite club on December 26, 2006, during the Boxing Day Test against England where he got the better of Andrew Strauss. A year later Muralitharan joined him on the list, meanwhile, it took around 17 years for any player to join the two greats on the list.
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Kuldeep Yadav caught behind for 30 and off-spinner Shoaib Bashir wrapped up the innings with a five-wicket haul early on day three in Dharamsala. India resumed on 473-8 in response to England’s 218.
The second day ended with Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah displaying their batting potential and holding India’s innings for the day. Sarfaraz Khan and debutant Devdutt Padikkal also played well with crossing half century after skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill laid strong foundations with their respective centuries.
Skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill both hit centuries as India rammed home the advantage against England to lead by 46 runs at lunch in the fifth Test on Friday.
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