2024-07-13 17:55:48
‘There is a sense of immortality here for James Anderson. No one left Lord’s. Remember fast bowling is not easy. It is a tough and demanding job, both physically and mentally.’
Ian Bipposh, with the charm of his deep voice, was singing the praises of James Anderson in the Sky Sports commentary room. Each epithet that emerges from his classical voice is a chapter for the English legend. The chapter that has achievements of excellence, feats of wicket-taking, spells of magic and the uncanny ability to mesmerize with perfect hand-style.
Not one, not two or not five, not ten…Anderson has done the same thing for twenty one years. Life for him was like this – ‘Get on the field – take a wicket – leave the field – go to sleep. Return to the field again – take the wicket again – leave the field again – go to sleep again.’
Anderson has been doing the same for two decades. This English pacer has bowled numerous batsmen by swinging on both sides of the wicket. Beside the name are numerous achievements that not only reveal his greatness but also recognize a king of 22 yards. He who knows how to fight, knows how to win. You know how to laugh. You can float in success.
Let’s take a look at those feats in numbers:
Match Number: 401 (combining three formats),
Bowling Innings: ৫৬০,
Valid Balls: 49 thousand 883,
Over: 8 thousand 340.3,
Wickets: ৯৯১টি,
5 wickets: ৩৪টি,
10 wickets: ৩টি,
Maiden Over: 1 thousand 856,
Best Bowling: 7 wickets for 42 runs,
Average Bowling: ২৭.২৮,
Bowling Strike Rate: ৫০.৪,
Runs in Batting: 1 thousand 627,
Not out: ১৬০,
Highest score: ৮১,
Half Century: ১টি,
Four: ২০৭,
six: ৩টি,
The catch: ১৬৩।
Anderson’s record:
Anderson stopped with 704 Test wickets. Which is the third highest wicket in white shirt cricket. Only Shane Warne (708) and Muttiah Muralitharan (800) are above him.
Anderson retired with the most wickets among pacers. He is followed by Stuart Broad among the pacers. Who is 100 wickets behind.
The right-arm pacer started with 5 wickets on his Test debut in May 2003. Then there are his wickets in each calendar year. 17 days after reaching the age of 42, his wicket wheel stopped.
He retired after playing 188 Test matches. Anderson is just behind Sachin Tendulkar’s 200 Tests.
Anderson took 123 wickets at Lord’s. Which is the highest wicket taken by a particular bowler at Lord’s.
Anderson scored 40037 balls in Test cricket. Which is a test record.
Also got five wickets maximum 32 times in an innings in test cricket. The right-handed pacer is leading in the cost of runs, 18 thousand 627.