As James Anderson is set to retire from international cricket after playing his final Test match, the leading fast bowler of England has begun his questions and answers segment with Sky Sports Cricket. Anderson, who will be playing his last Test starting this Wednesday at Lord’s, had the fort of talking about some of the legendary batters and bowlers of cricket.
The self-assessment of Anderson proved that, regarding different achievements and experiences on the sportsman’s way, one can only remember ups and struggling moments, outstanding kismet, and personal goals. This implies that the last Test against the West Indies has importance, as he aims at amassing more records as the best England fast bowler.
Sachin Tendulkar: The Best batter Anderson Faced
During his playing career, James Anderson has come up against some great players, such as Virat Kohli and Steven Smith, but he has rated SRT as the best batsman that he has come across. During England pacer James Anderson’s recent press conference, wherein he discussed how he is about to open up the stride of Test cricket after accumulating 21 years of service, he raved about Sachin Tendulkar at the crease.
England’s premier seamer has scalped 700 Test wickets in 187 matches; Tendulkar stood out as a fabulous batsman. He enjoyed testing with his outswingers with the buzz of bowling to the ‘Little Master. It has been 39 Tests between India and Anderson where he has dismissed Tendulkar nine times, which will be remembered as the confrontation and admiration between two great cricketing nations.
Facing McGrath and Steyn: The Hardest Hits
Brimming with confidence, Anderson was pressed about the hardest bowlers he ever encountered and named Australians Glenn McGrath and Dale Steyn. Analyzing the characteristic features of their bowling, Anderson mentioned that facing both of these bowlers is not easy, as one is a right-arm fast bowler and the other is a left-arm spinning all-rounder who has a revolutionary effect on the cricket game.
On reflection of his experience, he narrated some of his triumphs as well as his performances. Anderson said that his best wicket ever came when he got the wagon of former Australian captain Michael Clarke in the Trent Bridge Test in 2013. Moreover, Anderson admitted satisfaction with the level of his batting. Particularly his innings of 81 runs against India at Trent Bridge, emphasizing how it remains a significant personal achievement
The Target in Cricket is to Achieve 1000 wickets
Surreally, given that Anderson now awaits the prospect of facing West Indies for the final time in Test cricket, the all-rounder now finds himself within spitting distance of cricket’s greatest records. Moving closer to the 1000 wickets mark in international cricket, 13 wickets short from achieving the feat.
Anderson has his sights set on moving past Shane Warne’s record 708 Test wickets mark. This is great news if Anderson can score this, then he will have a seat among the great legends like Muttiah Muralitharan or Shane Warne among the great fast bowlers.
To sum up, it can be stated that with the retirement of James Anderson soon, people are going to lose one of the most important figures in English cricket, a great player with numerous records who was characterized by his skills and determination. Based on Murali’s account of having bowled and chased cricketing behemoths and his record-chasing ways as a bowler, this suits the impact he has had on the game across the world.
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