James Anderson, an England bowler, has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first seamer to reach 700 Test wickets. Ben Stokes praised Anderson's achievement, while Anderson himself downplayed the milestone, emphasizing team success over personal records. The ECB gifted Anderson a painting to commemorate his record-breaking feat. Former cricketer Nasser Hussain compared Anderson's 700 wickets to Don Bradman's legendary batting average.
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James Anderson was gifted a painting by the ECB for his historic, record-breaking 700 Test wickets š¼ļøāØ https://t.co/GO9ITzfOpr
A breakdown of how Jimmy Anderson climbed to 700 Test wickets š https://t.co/RzKuDUt4Xn
From 1 to 700 - a look back at each of Jimmy Anderson's milestone wickets š https://t.co/34GRvvLBuH
"Phenomenal" - Ben Stokes on Jimmy Anderson reaching the 700 wicket milestone š https://t.co/A4SKVZd8Yc
James Anderson makes history with 700th Test wicket for England https://t.co/JT9IO7yeF6
England bowler James Anderson has become the first seamer to reach the 700 wicket milestone. š Read more https://t.co/Bz3XKufIzz