Legendary English Pacer James Anderson Announces Retirement From International Cricket, Will Play Last Match at Lords

Veteran England quick bowler James Anderson on Saturday reported that he is good to go to resign from Test cricket after the main match of the three-game series at the notorious Master's against the West Indies in the approaching summer. The Test will be played on July 10. The 41-year-old, who made his Test debut at Lord's in 2003 and has taken 700 wickets in 187 Tests - the most by any speed bowler in Test history, affirmed the improvement to the ECB utilizing an individual assertion on Instagram.

James Anderson Announces Retirement From Test Cricket

"Hello everybody. Simply a note to say that the main Trial of the mid-year at Master's will be my last Test," Anderson wrote in an Instagram post. " It's been a mind blowing 20 years addressing my nation, playing the game I've cherished since I was a youngster. I will miss leaving for England to such an extent. In any case, I realize all is good and well to move to one side and allow others to understand their fantasies very much like I got to, because there could be no more prominent inclination.

Anderson International Performance

• It was exclusively during England's visit through India prior this year when Anderson arrived at the accomplishment of 700 wickets in Test cricket, which left him third in the unsurpassed wicket-taking rundown behind Sri Lankan turn wizard Muttiah Muralidaran (800) and late Australia legend Shane Warne (708).
• His responsibility was somewhat lighter during the Indian series, and he didn't have an impressive effect against Australia in the last Cinders visit, taking five wickets at 85.40 across four Tests.

James Anderson Total Matches In International Career

Besides his 187 Test appearances, James Anderson also featured in 194 ODI matches for England between 2002 and 2015, picking 269 wickets, and played 19 T20I matches in his career as well.