Great bowler James Anderson's Test career is over..!

London: England's legendary fast bowler James Anderson's international cricket career is over. The first Test against West Indies that ended on Friday was Anderson's last Test. Anderson ended his Test career with 704 wickets in 188 Test matches. Jimmy, who made his Test debut in 2003, has represented the national team for a total of 21 years.

Anderson, who has the distinction of being the player with the most number of Tests after Sachin Tendulkar (200), also holds the record for being the first fast bowler in the world and only the third bowler overall to reach the 700-wicket milestone.

Meanwhile, in the match against West Indies, Anderson completed 40,000 balls in Tests. He also earned the distinction of being the first fast bowler and fourth bowler overall to reach this milestone.

the end of an era.

Thanks, Jimmy Anderson 👏 #WTC25 #ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/lJ3kFSHgUX

– ICC (@ICC) July 12, 2024

Anderson has taken 269 wickets in 194 ODIs and 18 wickets in 19 ODIs. A Ra has taken a total of 991 wickets in cricket. 42-year-old Jimmy is expected to remain in England county cricket for some more days.

A great career 👏 James Anderson 🙌 #WTC25 pic.twitter.com/sViECTJjPc

– ICC (@ICC) July 12, 2024

1st Test: England won by an innings and 114 runs

London: England has taken a 1-0 lead in the 3 match series by winning the first Test against West Indies by an innings and 114 runs. England bowled out West Indies for 121 runs in the first innings, then scored 371 runs and took a lead of 250 runs. In the second innings, Windies were bowled out for 136 runs. The match ended in the first period of the third day's play. Gus Atkinson, who played his first match, took a total of 12 wickets.

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