<p>Dharamsala: England veteran <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/james-anderson">James Anderson</a> added another glorious chapter to his remarkable tale of longevity when he became the first pacer and third bowler to take 700 Test wickets here on Saturday.</p><p>Anderson reached the milestone in his 187th Test by removing India's Kuldeep Yadav caught behind on day three of the fifth Test here. He lured the Indian tail-ender into a drive and induced the outside edge.</p><p>The 41-year-old was on 699 scalps overnight after dismissing Shubman Gill with a beauty on day one.</p>.India all out for 477 in reply to England's 218.<p>The only other pacer to have taken 600 Test wickets or more is his former teammate Stuart Broad, who retired last year with 604 in the bag.</p><p>Sri Lankan spin great Muttiah Muralidaran has 800 scalps to his game, the most in Tests, followed by the late Shane Warne (708).</p><p>India spin great Anil Kumble is fourth in the all time list with 619 wickets in 132 Tests.</p><p>India could only add four runs to their overnight tally to end up at 477, gaining a 259-run first innings lead.</p><p>Anderson remains at the top of his game, both physically and skill-wise having made his international debut back in 2002.</p><p>England skipper Ben Stokes had spoken highly of illustrious teammate ahead of England's final Test on the long tour of India.</p><p>"Jimmy coming up to 700 wickets, it's phenomenal to think about, especially as a seam bowler. Amazing career to date, and I can’t see him stopping. I have played with Jimmy for a long time and I’ve never seen him as physically fit as he does right now.</p><p>"Being 41, showing that hunger and desire to get better every single day is testament to his attitude and commitment to the game," said Stokes.</p><p>Besides close to 200 Tests, Anderson has played 194 ODIs and 19 T20s. He is 13 short of completing 1000 wickets in international cricket.</p>
<p>Dharamsala: England veteran <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/james-anderson">James Anderson</a> added another glorious chapter to his remarkable tale of longevity when he became the first pacer and third bowler to take 700 Test wickets here on Saturday.</p><p>Anderson reached the milestone in his 187th Test by removing India's Kuldeep Yadav caught behind on day three of the fifth Test here. He lured the Indian tail-ender into a drive and induced the outside edge.</p><p>The 41-year-old was on 699 scalps overnight after dismissing Shubman Gill with a beauty on day one.</p>.India all out for 477 in reply to England's 218.<p>The only other pacer to have taken 600 Test wickets or more is his former teammate Stuart Broad, who retired last year with 604 in the bag.</p><p>Sri Lankan spin great Muttiah Muralidaran has 800 scalps to his game, the most in Tests, followed by the late Shane Warne (708).</p><p>India spin great Anil Kumble is fourth in the all time list with 619 wickets in 132 Tests.</p><p>India could only add four runs to their overnight tally to end up at 477, gaining a 259-run first innings lead.</p><p>Anderson remains at the top of his game, both physically and skill-wise having made his international debut back in 2002.</p><p>England skipper Ben Stokes had spoken highly of illustrious teammate ahead of England's final Test on the long tour of India.</p><p>"Jimmy coming up to 700 wickets, it's phenomenal to think about, especially as a seam bowler. Amazing career to date, and I can’t see him stopping. I have played with Jimmy for a long time and I’ve never seen him as physically fit as he does right now.</p><p>"Being 41, showing that hunger and desire to get better every single day is testament to his attitude and commitment to the game," said Stokes.</p><p>Besides close to 200 Tests, Anderson has played 194 ODIs and 19 T20s. He is 13 short of completing 1000 wickets in international cricket.</p>