NEW DELHI: England cricket nice James Anderson will retire from the longest format after the primary Take a look at in opposition to West Indies at Lord’s in July, the quick bowler mentioned on Saturday.
Anderson, who turns 42 in July, is essentially the most profitable tempo bowler in Take a look at historical past with 700 wickets from an England file 197 matches.
Anderson is barely behind Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Australia’s Shane Warne (708) on the all-time wicket-takers listing.
“It has been an unimaginable 20 years representing my nation, taking part in the sport I’ve liked since I used to be a child. I’ll miss strolling out for England a lot,” Anderson mentioned in a press release.
“However I do know the time is true to step apart and let others realise their desires identical to I received to, as a result of there isn’t a higher feeling.”
Anderson, who turns 42 in July, is essentially the most profitable tempo bowler in Take a look at historical past with 700 wickets from an England file 197 matches.
Anderson is barely behind Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Australia’s Shane Warne (708) on the all-time wicket-takers listing.
“It has been an unimaginable 20 years representing my nation, taking part in the sport I’ve liked since I used to be a child. I’ll miss strolling out for England a lot,” Anderson mentioned in a press release.
“However I do know the time is true to step apart and let others realise their desires identical to I received to, as a result of there isn’t a higher feeling.”
England’s first Take a look at in opposition to West Indies takes place from July 10-14.
Anderson, who made his Take a look at debut in 2003, is second solely on the all-time listing of Take a look at appearances behind batting nice Sachin Tendulkar, who performed 200 occasions within the longest format for India.
Swing specialist Anderson additionally featured in 194 one-day internationals and 19 Twenty20s earlier than his worldwide white-ball profession resulted in 2015 — the identical 12 months he overtook Ian Botham’s 383 dismissals to develop into England’s file Take a look at wicket-taker.
(With inputs from Reuters)
