England’s James Anderson became the first seamer to take 700 Test wickets. Anderson dismissed Kuldeep Yadav on Day 3 of the fifth Test match at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) stadium to reach the feat.
The 41-year-old is only behind Shane Warne (708) and Muttiah Muralitharan (800).
Anderson has reached the milestone in 187 Tests, at an average of 26.52.
The England seamer has taken 434 wickets at home and 266 wickets in overseas. Anderson e has taken 117 wickets in Ashes, with 68 of them in Australia, making it his most successful country outside of England.
Anderson has made his debut against Zimbabwe at Lord’s in 2003. His first Test wicket was Mark Vermuelen.
Since making his debut, Anderson has been the mainstay of England attack.
Anderson also played 194 one-day internationals for England between 2002 and 2015 taking 269 wickets, while he claimed 19 victims in 18 T20 internationals.
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