England pacer, James Anderson has created history as he becomes the first English cricketer and only the sixth bowler in the world to take 500 wickets in test cricket. He achieved the landmark during day two of the final test against Windies as he clean bowled Kraigg Braithawaite. He is in superb form of late and has been seen creating trouble for the batsman with unplayable deliveries in the recent test series against Windies.
Top wicket takers in Test Cricket
Muttiah Muralitharan- 800 wickets
Shane Warne- 708 wickets
Anil Kumble- 619 wickets
Glenn McGrath- 563 wickets
Courtney Walsh- 519 wickets
James Anderson now stands at no. 6 behind these legends
Anderson is widely regarded as the game’s greatest fast bowlers and is well known for his swing bowling, having troubled the big wigs during his career. The veteran English speedstar made his test debut in 2003 and since then has represented the side in more than 100 test matches and 200 One Day Internationals.