TOP STORIES
“If you get him out in India”: James Anderson on facing the toughest batter
James Anderson, the legendary England fast bowler, has often been regarded as one of the most fearsome and skilled pace bowlers in the modern cricket. Throughout his illustrious career, Anderson has faced many of the world's toughest batters. However, Anderson recently admitted that Indian legendary Sachin Tendulkar was the toughest batter he ever bowled to.
Having more than 700 Test wickets, Anderson is playing the final Test match of his career as he is scheduled to bid adieu to his international career at the end of England's ongoing first Test match against West Indies. Anderson's career has been marked by memorable performances and fierce battles against top-class batsmen.
“The best batter I would have to say is Sachin Tendulkar,” Anderson told Sky Sports.
“I don’t remember having a specific game plan against Sachin Tendulkar. Once he came on, I would just think that I cannot bowl a bad ball here, he was that kind of player.”
“He was a key for India as well. If you get him out in India, the whole atmosphere, in the ground changes. He was such a big wicket,” Anderson said.
“You just try on bowling your best ball, top of off-stump, the whole time and hope he miss a straight one. In England, he might nick the odd one, but generally, I’d try and get him out LBW early. I had some success against him, but he had success against me as well. He got runs against us quite a lot,” Anderson said.
England are locked in the first Test match of the three-match Test series against West Indies at Lord's. England are in a solid position, with West Indies trailing by 171 runs.
Tags
More News
Bangladesh set to play two T20Is against UAE ahead of Pakistan tour
Ahead of their highly anticipated five-match T20I series, Bangladesh will be playing two T20Is against UAE, to be held in Sharjah on May 17 and May 19. This is the second bilateral series between both sides in the last three years. They last met in a two-match series in 2022, which Bangladesh clinched 2-0.
"In the last thre...
Suryakumar Yadav opens up on his omission from India’s squad for Australia tour
Indian incumbent T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav has spoken candidly about the emotional toll of missing out on selection for the white-ball tour of Australia in 2020-21. The batting maestro, who has long been a key figure for India, revealed that not being included in the squad was a significant setback that led him to step away temporarily to recalibrate.
“It wa...
“We shouldn't praise him to the skies”: Sunil Gavaskar’s remark on Suryavanshi
In a staggering display of youthful exuberance and raw talent, 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi achieved a remarkable feat by scoring the second-fastest hundred in IPL history. During Rajasthan Royals’ match against Gujarat Titans, Vaibhav reached his century in just 35 balls, becoming the fastest Indian batter to score an IPL hundred. The young talent scored 101 runs off ...
Ravi Shastri wants India to pick Sai Sudharsan for England Tests
Former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri has advocated for the inclusion of Sai Sudharsan in India’s squad for the upcoming Test series against England in June. India will head into the five-match Test series against England on the back of a crushing 3-1 series loss against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy that ended their hopes of making it to the WT...
IPL 2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad face Gujarat Titans in must-win battle
Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad are set to face each other in a consequential Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter on Friday at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. For SRH, this match is a must-win to keep their playoff hopes alive. A loss would mean that their playoff chances are over. In fact, SRH need to claim victory in their remainin...
Android App
iOS App
YouTube
Facebook
Instagram