DTVHINDIIND vs ENG 2nd Test: James Anderson breaks Lala Amarnath’s 72 year old record
Anderson has made Shubman Gill his victim for the 5th time. James Anderson. (Image Source: Getty Images) The second Test match between India and England is being played in Visakhapatnam from Friday, February 2. By playing in this match, James Anderson has made a new record in his name in Test cricket. The experienced England player became the oldest fast bowler to play a Test match on Indian soil. Presently the age of James Anderson is 41 years and 187 days. Before him, this record was in the name of former Indian Lala Amarnath, who played against Pakistan on Indian soil in 1952 at the age of 41 years and 92 days. This record remained in his name for 72 years, but now in 2024, Anderson has become the oldest fast bowler to play Test in India. During the telecast of the first day of the game in Visakhapatnam, the broadcasters showed a graphic which showed the top-5 oldest fast bowlers to play Test in India. Social media users shared its screen shot, which you can see below. Jimmy Anderson becomes the oldest pacer to play Test cricket in India. pic.twitter.com/v2SEaxEyZC — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 2, 2024 Apart from James Anderson and Lala Amarnath, this list also includes Ray Lindwall (38 years, 112 days), Shute Banerjee (37 years, 124 days) and Ghulam Gard (34 years, 20 days). . The interesting thing is that all the players in this list had played in the matches before 1961. Anderson troubled three generations James Anderson is the bowler who has taken the most Test wickets on Indian soil. He has troubled three different generations of the Indian cricket team. When Sachin Tendulkar was active, Anderson had dismissed him 9 times. After this he targeted Virat Kohli and dismissed him on seven occasions. Now he has made Shubman Gill his victim 5 times. In today’s match, James Anderson got Shubman Gill caught behind the wicket.
