English veteran James Anderson has once again touched his peak form as the pacer dethroned Pat Cummins as the top ranked bowler in ICC Test Rankings. Ravi Shastri, former Head Coach of the Indian cricket team, expressed his admiration for James Anderson’s incredible feat of becoming the No.1 ranked Test bowler in the world at the age of 40.
Shastri considers Anderson to be one of the greatest fast bowlers to have ever played the game. Speaking on The ICC Review, he commended Anderson’s work ethic and the effort he has put in to remain at the top of his game.
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Shastri also highlighted James Anderson’s ability to train at 100% intensity, which has enabled him to continue performing at the highest level even at this stage of his international career.
Ravi Shastri Praises James Anderson’s Hunger For Success
With 682 Test wickets to his name, James Anderson has benefited from his longevity in the game, with only Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Shane Warne (708) ahead of him on the all-time list of Test wicket-takers.
Among Anderson’s Test wickets, 429 have been taken on his home ground, making him the best in the world in English conditions according to Shastri.
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“I used to watch him so closely when I was a coach on tours of England every time. And what I used to admire was his work ethic, Even in Indian conditions, there were times he didn’t play in India. But he would go out to bowl at lunch or straight after the day’s play or before the day’s play.”
“I would say he would bowl 20 balls or 25 balls at the most. But every ball, he would give it his all. And at times I would tell my fast bowlers, ‘Just watch that. Just watch the professionalism, the work ethic’.”
James Anderson will be in action in the second Test match against New Zealand as England will look to finish their tour of the nation with a clean sweep over their opponents in the red-ball format.
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