James Anderson has become England’s
highest Test wicket-taker surpassing Sir Ian Botham. The 32-year-old right-arm
fast bowler has taken 384 wickets in 100 Tests.
His 384th dismissal was West
Indies’ Denesh Ramdin who was caught at first slip off Anderson on the final
day of the first Test in Antigua. He was greeted by his teammates after the
achievement. Before the Test, he had 380 wickets on his tally.
When Ramdin left the field, West Indies
was 294-7. However, Jason Holder’s unbeaten 103 helped the team to finish the
game with a draw.
England’s former all-rounder Sir Ian
Botham made his debut in 1977 and continued playing till 1992. In his long
15-year cricket career, he appeared in 102 Tests and claimed 383 wickets. With
the bat, he scored 5200 runs at an average of 33.54.
Anderson played two matches fewer than
Botham to surpass the
legend. However, Botham predicted that he could increase his tally to 450
easily. It is time to see how long he can take it.
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