The West Indies cricket team is currently on a tour of England for a three-match Test series. So this tour has started today with the first Test match on Wednesday, 10 July. Let us tell you that before the start of this Test match, England’s legendary fast bowler James Anderson had announced that this is going to be the last match of his cricket career.

So before this match of Anderson, an emotional moment was witnessed on the historic ground of Lord’s, which is called the Mecca of cricket. Let us tell you that before the start of this match, Anderson’s family marked the special moment by ringing the bell present in the stadium.

There is a tradition of ringing the bell outside the bowlers bar in the pavilion before the start of a Test match at Lord’s ground, which Anderson’s family was seen doing today on the day of his last Test match. So as soon as this incident happened in the stadium, its video went viral on social media in no time.

Watch this amazing video of this incident

Special moments this morning 🥰🔔#EnglandCricket , @Jimmy9 pic.twitter.com/zEatqbhphq

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 10, 2024

Anderson just 9 wickets away from creating history in Test cricket

Let us tell you that if James Anderson takes 9 wickets in the first test match against West Indies being played at Lord’s, then he will become the second highest wicket taker in the history of test cricket. It is worth noting that Anderson currently has 700 wickets to his name. Whereas former Australian spinner Shane Warne is at second place with 708 wickets.

Also, after James Anderson’s retirement, an era will come to an end in England cricket history. Let us tell you that Anderson, who started his career in the year 2002, has closely seen the competition in Test cricket and the development of T20 cricket.