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New Delhi: James Anderson completes 700 Test wickets: England's experienced fast bowler James Anderson created a Himalayan record in Test cricket on Saturday. Anderson has become the first fast bowler in the world to take 700 wickets in Test cricket. Anderson achieved this feat by dismissing Kuldeep Yadav on the third day of the ongoing fifth Test against India in Dharamsala.
Incidentally, James Anderson is the third bowler in the world to take 700 or more wickets in Test cricket. The record of taking most wickets in Test cricket is in the name of Sri Lanka's legendary off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan. Muralitharan has taken 800 test wickets. The second place in this list is occupied by Australia's great leg spinner Shane Warne. Late Shane Warne took 708 Test wickets.
Fast bowlers who took 100-700 wickets
100 wickets – Charlie Turner Australia, 1895
200 wickets – Alec Bedser, England, 1953
300 wickets – Fred Trueman, England, 1964
400 wickets – Richard Hadlee, New Zealand, 1990
500 wickets – Courtney Walsh, West Indies 2001
600 wickets – James Anderson, England, 2020
700 wickets – James Anderson, England, 2024*
Anderson is the king of red ball cricket
James Anderson's specialty is playing international cricket for a long time. Anderson, 41, made his debut in 2003 and has been the leader of England's pace attack ever since. Anderson has not played limited overs cricket since 2015 but he has become the king of red-ball cricket and is achieving one achievement after another.
