England fast bowling great James Anderson, who is into his final few days as an international cricketer, enjoyed his battles against Sachin Tendulkar the most over the course of his remarkably long career. (Day 2 Blog | More Cricket News)
Anderson, who is playing his 188th Test for England against the West Indies at Lord’s, will🍒 retire after the game.
Even though Anderson dismissed Tendulkar onꦫ n♔ine occasions, he could not have a set plan against the Indian master blaster.
“The best batter I would have to say is Sachin Tendulkar,” Anderson told Sky Sports when asked about the toughest batter🅘 he🐭 bowled to.
“I don’t remember having a specific game plan against Sachওin 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.
Like Tendulkar, who represented India for 24 years, Anderson has set a telling example for fast bowlers, playing Test cricket for 23 years and being the first one to breach the 7👍00 wickets mark, which he achieved earlier this year during India tour.
Howe💫ver, Anderson said both he and Tendulkar en꧟joyed success against each other.
“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 knick the odd one, but ꧙generally, I’d try and get him out LBW early,” he said.
“I had some success again💯st him, but he had success against me as well. He got runs ✱against us quite a lot,” Anderson said.
While the right-arm pacer Ande🌠rson claimed 149 wickets in 39 Testsꦿ against India with six five-fors, Tendulkar amassed 2,535 runs in 32 Tests against England at 51.73 with seven centuries and 13 fifties.
Anderson also termed h꧙is 81 at Nottingham in July 2014 against India as one of his ‘proud’ achievements.
“I am most proud of getting 81 at Trent Bridge against India. I probably should pick a wicket or bowling performanc🍒e, but getting 81 with the bat, it is just something I still can’t believe I have done,” he said.
