James Anderson: England’s ‘evergreen’ Anderson becomes oldest cricketer to top Test rankings | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Age is only a quantity. England‘s veteran pacer James Anderson is proving the stated sayings true today. The 40-year-old, who seems to be growing old like a high quality wine, has regained World No.1 spot within the latest ICC Test rankings for bowlers on Wednesday.
Anderson is again to the highest of the Check rankings for the sixth time in his illustrious profession.
At 40 years and 207 days, Anderson has knocked Australian paceman Pat Cummins off his four-year perch to change into the oldest participant to high the Check rankings.

Anderson, who has taken extra Check wickets than some other quick bowler in historical past, performed a key position in England’s 267-run victory over New Zealand in final week’s first Check in Mount Maunganui. It was England’s tenth win in 11 Exams.
His seven wickets towards the Kiwis took his profession whole to 682. And for the primary time since his maiden collection in 2003 Anderson’s common is now under 26.
Anderson exhibits no signal of dropping his edge both and since turning 35 he has taken 202 wickets in 56 Exams at a median of 20.56.
The earlier oldest participant to high the ICC Check rankings was Australian leg-spinner Clarrie Grimmett in 1936.
Anderson will likely be again alongside strike companion Stuart Broad within the second Check which begins in Wellington on Thursday.
The duo turned probably the most deadly bowling partnership in Check historical past within the first Check towards New Zealand with their 1,009 wickets from 113 matches collectively transferring them previous the earlier report of 1,001 between Australia’s Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne.
(With inputs from Reuters)