England bowler James Anderson became the first pacer in Test history to reach 600 wickets.
England's James Anderson became the first fast bowler to take 600 Test wickets, as he dismissed Pakistan captain Azhar Ali on the final day of the third Test. Overall, he became the fourth bowler to achieve the milestone.
Only Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (800), Australia's Shane Warne (709) and India's Anil Kumble (619) have more wickets than the England pacer.
Azhar Ali also became Anderson's second-most frequent wicket, as the English bowler has dismissed him on nine occasions in the longest format of the game.
As James Anderson achieved the record-breaking milestone, Twitter hailed the England great.
India's bowling legend Anil Kumble, who is currently the third-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket, wrote, "Congratulations @jimmy9 on your 600 wickets! Massive effort from a great fast bowler. Welcome to the club."
Congratulations @jimmy9 on your 600 wickets! Massive effort from a great fast bowler. Welcome to the club ๐๐ผ
โ Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) August 25, 2020
Indian former pacer Irfan Pathan wrote, "Great skills and even greater performer @jimmy9 #600wickets #test."
Great skills and even greater performer @jimmy9 #600wickets #test
โ Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) August 25, 2020
Ashwin, meanwhile,wrote, "An extraordinary bowler @jimmy9 goes past yet another milestone. What a bowler and what an achievement !! Well done and look forward to having a healthy debate on the run out and shredder ASAP! Someone like you can really help settling the stigma surrounding it."
An extraordinary bowler @jimmy9 goes past yet another milestone. What a bowler and what an achievement !! ๐ฏ๐ฏ Well done and look forward to having a healthy debate on the run out and shredder ASAP! Someone like you can really help settling the stigma surrounding it. ๐๐ป๐๐ป
โ Ashwin ๐ฎ๐ณ (@ashwinravi99) August 25, 2020
Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina wrote, "Congratulations @jimmy9, so proud moment on becoming the FIRST ever fast bowler to pick 600th Test Wicket. Hereโs to many more milestones!"
Congratulations @jimmy9, so proud moment on becoming the FIRST ever fast bowler to pick 600th Test Wicket๐
โ Suresh Raina๐ฎ๐ณ (@ImRaina) August 25, 2020
Hereโs to many more milestones! ๐ชโ๏ธ https://t.co/NJpQF93uQD
Former 100m World Champion Yohan Blake also hailed the English pacer.
We support everyone well down james Anderson ๐ 600 test wickets. @SkyCricket #RaiseTheBat #ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/NBOTaLvJqm
โ Yohan Blake (@YohanBlake) August 25, 2020
Fans also heaped praise on James Anderson as he achieved the milestone.
James Anderson is an absolute legend of the game. An incredible achievement from the greatest fast bowler England have ever had. #ENGvPAK
โ R A T N I $ H (@LoyalSachinFan) August 25, 2020
600 wickets for James Anderson, he is the first fast bowler to complete this milestone - other three are spinners: Muralitharan, Warne & Kumble.
โ Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 25, 2020
17-year-old Test career for a fast bowler is an achievement - longevity, swing, accuracy, fitness, motivation and still going strong. pic.twitter.com/jbcE9X2ilQ
600 test wickets for James Anderson, he's the first fast bowler of test history to achieve this feat. What an outstanding achievement for him, one of the fittest bowler of this generation. pic.twitter.com/9fLMYH3VUv
โ Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 25, 2020
