James Anderson took 3 wickets for 47 runs in the spell of 25 overs.
James Anderson continued his brilliant bowling on the second day of the second Test match being played between India and England in Visakhapatnam. Anderson, who dismissed Shubman Gill on the first day, broke the important partnership by dismissing Ashwin on a personal score of 20 runs on the second day. After this, Yashasvi Jaiswal (209), who scored a double century, was forced to play the wrong shot.
In this way, with this the English bowlers have come closer to 700 Test wickets. He is just 7 wickets away from this magical figure. Anderson is the third highest wicket taker in Test cricket history after Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan.
Let us tell you that James Anderson is also the all-time wicket leading bowler against India in Tests, with 142 wickets in 36 matches. Apart from this, he has also become the oldest fast bowler to play Test in India, leaving behind Lala Amarnath. For this brilliant performance at the age of 41, fans praised the English bowler on social media and shared their reactions.
See the fans’ reactions here-
James Anderson in Test cricket.
– THE GOAT🐐 pic.twitter.com/mlbxiMsbCH
— AaDii (@aadii_077) February 3, 2024
James Anderson, at the age of 41, bowling in a flat pitch in Vizag:
25-4-47-3. pic.twitter.com/GNIDm2j53u
—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 3, 2024
Jimmy Anderson at the age of 41 bowled a marathon of 8 overs on the trot and dismissed Indian batters today.
– THE GREATEST EVER…!!!! pic.twitter.com/2QJk2Qbkfj
— Extraa Cover (@ExtraaaCover) February 3, 2024
Age doesn’t matter.
Again proved.— Sayantan Pandit (@codziac) February 3, 2024
James Anderson aging like a fine wine 🙌🏽 🔥 pic.twitter.com/oiH8kf5mOk
— Mayurrrr (@themayurchouhan) February 3, 2024
Jimmy Anderson at the age of 41 bowled a marathon of 8 overs on the trot and dismissed Indian batters today. – THE GREATEST EVER…!!!!
The Control he has on his line and length!!!🫡🫡 pic.twitter.com/3OC5Ywxs7p— 🖤:VeeR🐯 (@_Veer143) February 3, 2024
Absolute GOAT
— Sameer K. (@Sameer_knl18) February 3, 2024
Age is just a number for him👏🔥
— Imran Hassan (@ImranHassan234) February 3, 2024
The Greatest of all time 🐐
— Gautam Rajveer (@GautamRajveer22) February 3, 2024
India scored 396 runs in the first innings
Talking about the match, the Indian team managed to score 396 runs in the first innings. Young opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal registered his name in history by scoring a double century. He played a brilliant inning of 209 runs in 290 balls with the help of 19 fours and 7 sixes. Apart from him, other Indian batsmen could not even cross the figure of 35.
Almost all the bowlers from England made good contributions. Apart from Anderson’s 3 wickets. The spin pair of Rehan Ahmed and Shoaib Bashir took 3-3 wickets. Tom Hartley got one wicket.