James Anderson: England's legendary fast bowler James Anderson is playing the 188th and last match of his career against West Indies. The England fast bowler, who is retiring from international cricket, has made a big revelation. In an interview before his last match, he shared his experiences during his career. While sharing his experience, he also mentioned India's great batsman Sachin Tendulkar.
sachin is the best batsman
James Anderson has broken many records in bowling. Anderson, who is playing the last Test of his career against West Indies at Lord's, considered the Mecca of cricket, has dismissed many batsmen with his deadly bowling. In an interview before the last Test, when he was asked which batsman was the most difficult to bowl against during his career, he immediately named India's greatest batsman Sachin Tendulkar.
Sachin's wicket was considered a big one
Anderson said, 'I think Sachin Tendulkar is the best batsman. I don't remember that I had made any special game plan against Sachin. Whenever he came on the field, I used to think that I will not bowl a bad ball here, Sachin was that kind of player. He was important for India. If you get Sachin out in India, the atmosphere of the field changes.' It was considered a big wicket. I enjoyed bowling against this great Indian batsman the most.
Anderson has taken over 700 Test wickets
It is worth noting that Anderson has dismissed Tendulkar 9 times during his career. James Anderson has so far taken 703 Test wickets, 294 in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 18 in T20 Internationals. Anderson has taken 149 wickets in 39 Tests against India and has taken five wickets 6 times. Anderson also described his 81-run innings against India in Nottingham in July 2014 as one of his 'proud' achievements. Apart from this, Anderson is also the player who has played the most Test matches after Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin played a total of 200 Tests in his career while Anderson announced his retirement after 188 Tests.