James Anderson set a world record as first cricketer to complete 100 Tests at home
Hyderabad: England's veteran star bowler James Anderson achieved another rare feat in Tests. James Anderson set a world record as the first cricketer to complete 100 Tests at home. Anderson achieved this feat in the second Test against South Africa. Next to Anderson is Team India's master blaster Sachin Tendulkar (94 Tests at home) in second place, Aussie legend Ricky Ponting (92 Tests at home) is in third place and England's senior bowler Stuart Broad (91 Tests at home) is at fourth place.
After Anderson, only Stuart Broad has the opportunity to play 100 Tests at home. Anderson, who recently turned 40, is remarkable in his bowling skills despite his age. In his 19-year career, Anderson played 174 Tests for England and took 658 wickets.
While Anderson is currently third on the list of most wickets takers in Test cricket, Sri Lanka's legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan (800 wickets) is in the first place, and the late Aussie spinner Shane Warne (708 wickets) is in second place.
It is known that England was defeated by 12 runs in the first Test against South Africa as part of the three-Test series. However, the second Test, which started on Thursday started on a positive note. After the lunch break, South Africa lost six wickets for 92 runs and fell into trouble. James Anderson took three wickets, Stokes and Broad took two wickets each.
