Except Anderson , only two cricketers had touched the milestone of 700 wickets in the history of Test cricket. They were Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan and Australia’s late leg-spinner Shane Warne. Anderson was on the brink of the ‘700’ wicket milestone just one wicket away during the Dharamsala Test. The long-awaited moment came with a team total of 477 runs.
He wrote his name in history by dismissing Kuldeep Yadav. He entered this club as the first pacemaker. In total, he became the third bowler in the history of Test cricket.
Anderson has played 187 matches to reach this club. Among the current pacemakers, no one is close to Anderson’s tally. Even among all current cricketers, Nathan Lyon has taken 527 wickets in 129 Tests.
Ashwin is playing his 100th Test – he has taken 514 wickets. The highest wicket-taker in Test cricket is Sri Lanka’s legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan. He achieved ‘800’ wickets in 133 Tests.
The second highest wicket-taker is Australia’s legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne. He has taken 708 wickets in 145 Tests. To surpass Warne’s record, Anderson needs just 8 more wickets.
