New Delhi: England's veteran fast bowler James Anderson beat Australian legend Glenn McGrath on Saturday. On the second day of the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, Anderson took five wickets. He sent Niroshan Dikveli (92), Suranga Lakmal (0), Angelo Mathews (110), Kusal Pereira (6) and Lhiru Thirimane (43) to the pavilion. This charisma he did for the 30th time in Test cricket. Anderson has now reached the sixth position in the highest ' claw ' list of wickets.
With 800 Test wickets, the great spin bowler Muralitharan, who said goodbye to international cricket, has done it 67 times in 113 bouts. Australia's legendary leg spinner Shane Warne (37) comes second after him. The third is New Zealand's stormy bowler Richard Headley, who took five wickets in an innings for 36 times Test match. Former Indian skipper Anil Kumble has done this charisma 35 times. There is another Sri Lankan bowler at the fifth in the list, spinner Rangana Herath has done 34 times so far.
James Anderson has been on the same ground on March 26, 2012, nine years ago. Then England lost the match by 75 runs. At the age of 33 years and 177 days, Anderson has become the second oldest bowler to achieve this position in Asia before the left-hander Sri Lankan spinner Rangana Herath performed this on the field of Kolong in 2018 against South Africa at the age of 40 years 123 days.
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