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India vs England: James Anderson continues to lead England’s pace attack.©AFP
England’s experienced right-arm seamer James Anderson is just two scalps away from 700 Test wickets as he prepares for the fifth Test of the ongoing five-match Test series against India. The fifth Test begins in Dharamshala on Thursday. Anderson has captured a total of 698 wickets so far in 186 Tests at an average of 26.51, where he has conceded runs at an economy of 2.79 with 32 four-wicket hauls and 32 five-wicket hauls.
If he completes this milestone, he will become the first seamer to do so and the third overall after legendary spinners Muttiah Murlidharan (800) and Shane Warne (708).
Ahead of the fifth Test, Anderson spoke about his thoughts on Virat Kohli and the India vs England series.
“I suppose the English fans will be grateful that he’s not playing because he’s a high-quality player. But from our point of view, you want to test yourself, you want to go up against the best and he’s been someone I’ve found really challenging.” over the years and it’s a shame he hasn’t played,” said James Anderson on Jio Cinema.
“You know that reverse swing can play an important role in India and he (Bumrah) is a great exponent of it. That yorker that we saw with Ollie Pope, he also has it up his sleeve. It is not a coincidence that he has to number” One in the world. He is a world-class bowler and from our point of view we were not surprised that he put in a performance like that.”
At 41 years old, Anderson continues to lead England’s attack. “For me, Zaheer Khan was someone I used to watch a lot to try to learn. How he used the reverse swing, how he covered the ball when he ran towards the bowl, that’s something I tried to develop on the back of I played against him. several times here,” Anderson told JioCinema.
Zaheer, one of India’s best seamers, played his last Test in 2014 when Anderson was at the top of his game. Among the current batch of Indian pacers, Anderson is most impressed by Jasprit Bumrah’s ability, calling him a “great exponent” of reverse swing.
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