In Test cricket, fans often got to see a tough competition between Virat and Anderson.
After playing the first Test match against West Indies at Lord’s, England’s great fast bowler James Anderson retired from cricket. During this match, he called Sachin Tendulkar the best batsman against whom he ever bowled. Apart from this, after retirement, Anderson has given a statement about Virat Kohli, which is being talked about a lot on social media.
Virat Kohli and James Anderson have faced each other in five series. James Anderson has said that at one time he felt that he could get Virat Kohli out on every ball. However, he has also admitted that with time he felt that getting Virat Kohli out is very difficult.
James Anderson mentioned Virat Kohli in his farewell speech
James Anderson talked about Virat Kohli in his farewell speech. 41-year-old Jimmy said that he has seen a young Virat become a great Virat. Anderson said, “You go through a lot of ups and downs. In some series you feel great and in some not, where the batsman dominates you.
In the initial days, while playing against Virat Kohli, you felt that you could get him out on every ball and then recently it felt like you couldn’t get him out at all. You feel very inferior.” Let us tell you that fans used to see a tough competition between Virat Kohli and James Anderson.
Both of them have faced each other 25 times in Test cricket, but Anderson has been able to dismiss the Indian batsman only seven times. In 2014, Virat was troubled a lot by Anderson, but later Virat dominated Anderson. In the first 10 Test matches, Jimmy had dismissed Virat five times, but after 2016 things became different. Even in one series, James Anderson was not able to dismiss Virat Kohli even once.