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Ind vs Eng | At 41, Anderson becomes first pacer to take 700 Test wickets

England bowler James Anderson after completing 700 wickets on the third day of the final test match at HPCA Ground in Dharamshala on March 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy England veteran James Anderson added another glorious chapter to his remarkable tale of longevity when he became the first pacer and third bowler to take 700 Test wickets in the Dharamsala Test against India on Saturday. Anderson reached the milestone in his 187th Test by removing India's Kuldeep Yadav caught behind on day three of the fifth Test. He lured the Indian tail-ender into a drive and induced the outside edge.The 41-year-old was on 699 scalps overnight after dismissing Shubman Gill with a beauty on day one. The only other pacer to have taken 600 Test wickets or more is his former teammate Stuart Broad...
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Watch: Shubman Gill’s stunner to remove Ben Duckett that Sunil Gavaskar compared to Travis Head’s catch in ODI World Cup final

Sunil Gavaskar has compared Shubman Gill’s stunner to end England opener Ben Duckett knock on opening day off the fifth Test match at the Dharamsala to Travis Head’s catch of remove Rohit Sharma in the ODI World Cup final in Ahmedabad, last year. Former India captain on air said: “It reminds of Travis Head’s catch in the World Cup Final.” The catch of Rohit Sharma has switched the momentum towards Australia in the final and the Pat Cummins-led team ended up winning the World Cup. Australia’s Travis Head takes the catch of Indian batter Rohit Sharma during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 final between India and Australia, at the Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad. (PTI) It was a full length delivery pitched outside the off stump from Kuldeep. Duckett down on a knee was looking t...
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Ashwin, a modern master with a positive mindset

India’s Ravichandran Ashwin prepares to bowl during the 3rd Test between India and England at Rajkot, Gujarat | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI There is something magical about the figure ‘100’ in cricket. In Dharamshala this week, R. Ashwin and Jonny Bairstow play their one hundredth Test match, while in Christchurch it is the turn of Kane Williamson and Tim Southee to do so, each accompanied by loyal colleagues, supportive families, enthralled media and figure-hugging statisticians.When Colin Cowdrey became the first to the mark in 1968, it had taken him 14 years. There was little fanfare. He was cheered to the crease by the Edgbaston crowd, later played with an injury and with Geoff Boycott as his runner, remaining unbeaten on 95 at the end of the day’s play. “Cowdrey, in spite of a hamp...