James Anderson Has Set the Bar in Bowling, Says Glenn McGrath
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England speedster James Anderson has raised the bar for fast bowlers across the globe, the way batting great Sachin Tendulkar did for batsmen, former Australia fast bowler Glenn McGrath said.
Meanwhile, Anderson while playing in his 156th match - became the first pace bowler to claim 600 wickets in Tests, as the ongoing Test between England and Pakistan ended in a draw after a rain-hit final day on Tuesday.
His achievement helped him to become the fourth in the list of leading test wicket-takers where only spinners like Muttiah Muralitharan (800), Shane Warne (708) and Anil Kumble (619) are ahead of him.
"He's set the bar a bit like Sachin has," McGrath, who earlier held the record for most wickets by a speedster with 563, said to the BBC.
He added, "No one is ever going to catch Sachin in Test cricket for the amount of runs he's scored (15,921) and the matches he's played (200). Jimmy's done the same for fast bowling. I didn't have the skill level Jimmy has. When he's swinging that ball, both ways, in control, there's no one better."
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has said that they were "witnessing true greatness".
"I'd be lying if I said we thought we had a bowler that would get this many wickets. We thought we had a bowler of great promise and skill. I never in my wildest dreams thought 17 years later we'd be talking about him getting to 600," he shared.
Meanwhile, Anderson’s teammate Stuart Broad said that he had been inspired by Anderson throughout his cricketing career.
"He's a role model to follow for every English cricketer… He's always searching to be better and better and 600 won't be the stopping of him," Broad added.
