ENG vs IND 2018: James Anderson Goes Past Glenn McGrath To Become Most Successful Pacer In Tests

James Anderson, on Tuesday, went past Australia great Glenn McGrath to become the most successful fast-bowler in Tests after dismissing Mohammed Shami in the fifth England vs India Test.

Anderson took his 564th Test wicket with the final ball of England’s summer and overtook the figure of legendary McGrath. He is now fourth on the list of Test wicket takers. The right-arm pacer is still behind spinners Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne and Anil Kumble.

With India resuming on 58 for three chasing 464 to win, Anderson had a four-over spell at the start of day four. However, he could not add to his wicket tally as KL Rahul and Ajinkya Rahane went on to stitch a century-plus stand. And when India were nine down, it looked like Anderson would have to wait for some time to break McGrath’s record. However, the star pacer bowled Shami with a vicious in-swinger to take the final wicket of the summer and move past McGrath. The wicket also helped England bowl India out for 345 and win the game by 118 runs.

Anderson now holds the records of taking most wickets in Tests as a fast-bowler. Muttiah Muralitharan leads the all time list with 800 wickets. Shane Warner (708) and Anil Kumble (619) are second and third respectively.

Here is a a list showing the top ten wicket-takers in Tests:

The wicket, meanwhile, also completed three astonishing home summers for Anderson. In the last three summers, Anderson has take a staggering 102 wickets at an average of 15. Anderson also finished the five-match series as the leading wicket-taker. He took 24 wickets in five games as England thrashed India 4-1.