Stuart Broad Becomes The 4th Fast Bowler To Join The 500 Test Wicket Club- Twitter Reactions

And, so the moment is finally here; a moment that we had all been waiting for. Stuart Broad has become only the fourth fast bowler, the second youngest and 7th overall to scale Mount.500 in the history of Test match cricket.

Broad, who was dropped from the first Test in Southampton after the English team-management opted for the pace of Jofra Archer and Mark Wood, has shown in the last couple of game, why he is such an irresistible force in English conditions and why he should never have been dropped or should never be dropped from the England Test team, especially in home conditions.

After having taken a six-wicket haul in the first innings of the ongoing Test before nipping out two more on the third evening, Broad had to wait for another 24 hours to achieve the coveted feat as the entire 4th day was washed out due to persistent rain in Manchester.

When the game did begin on the 5th day, Stuart Broad picked up from where he had left trapping Kraig Brathwaite LBW with another nip-backer to bring up his 500th scalp.

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Interestingly, Kraig Brathwaite was also his bowling partner James Anderson’s 500th wicket three years ago. Broad’s feat makes England the only team to field two fast bowlers with more than 500 wickets at the same time.

Broad, whose last 100 wickets have come at an average of 22, joins the elite list consisting of names like Muttiah Muralitharan [800], Shane Warne [708], Anil Kumble [619], James Anderson [589*], Glenn McGrath [563] and Courtney Walsh [519].

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Here’s how Twitter reacted to Stuart Broad entering the 500 Test wicket club-

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— Ricky Ponting AO (@RickyPonting) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->0

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7th player to reach this milestone

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2nd youngest player to take 500

Broad is the slowest to do so, taking 263 innings. Muralitharan needed only 147#<!---->E<!---->N<!---->G<!---->v<!---->W<!---->I #<!---->E<!---->N<!---->G<!---->v<!---->s<!---->W<!---->I p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->i<!---->n<!---->U<!---->s<!---->7<!---->x<!---->L<!---->W<!---->x<!---->g

— Simon Gleave (@SimonGleave) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->0

Great to see Stuart Broad taking the time to have a long long long long long chat to 23yr old West Indian fast Keon Harding. And all this on the morning that Broad stood on 499 test wickets at the start of play?????? p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->V<!---->V<!---->w<!---->b<!---->X<!---->O<!---->j<!---->8<!---->S<!---->9

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Stuart Broad 500

– Seventh bowler overall
– Fourth seamer
– 140 Tests (most)
– 28430 balls (third fewest)
– Career avg below 28 for the first time in career
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— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->0

Always felt he was going to have a good Test career but I didn’t have 500 Test wickets in the equation !!! Skill,resilience,hard work,stubbornness … And when you think he started out as a Batsman … A great… h<!---->t<!---->t<!---->p<!---->s<!---->:<!---->/<!---->/<!---->t<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->/<!---->R<!---->j<!---->5<!---->e<!---->u<!---->O<!---->f<!---->7<!---->X<!---->w

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->0

500 to Broad. Keeps coming at you all the time…extremely skilful in Seam-bowling…especially for someone who comes from the land of swing bowling. #<!---->E<!---->N<!---->G<!---->v<!---->s<!---->W<!---->I

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->0

Hearty congrats to Stuart Broad for reaching 500 Test wickets – the benchmark of bowling deities…btw Braithwaite also Jimmy Anderson's 500th Test victim – forever twinned

— Derek Pringle (@derekpringle) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->0

Momentous occasion in Test history. First time ever that two fast bowlers with 500 wickets are playing in the same match. Anderson and Broad. #<!---->R<!---->o<!---->y<!---->a<!---->l<!---->P<!---->a<!---->i<!---->r

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->0

https://twitter.com/neilfissler/status/1288064992357621760?s=19

Muralitharan. Warne. Kumble. Anderson. McGrath. Walsh.

And introducing the 5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ club’s newest member, Stuart Broad!

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Congratulations to Stuart Broad on 500 Test wicket! ???

Absolutely incredible achievement and only the seventh to achieve the feat!

And with his dad in the crowd!

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Stuart Broad starts the final day at Old Trafford on 499 wickets. His first came on December 12th 2007 when Ian Bell caught Chaminda Vaas in the 2nd Test at Colombo. Broad took 1 for 95 p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->2<!---->n<!---->q<!---->e<!---->9<!---->J<!---->e<!---->U<!---->c<!---->h

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Two batsmen with 10,000+ runs batting together
Sachin Tendulkar & Rahul Dravid (40 Test)
Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar Sangakkara (12 Tests)

Two bowlers with 500+ runs batting together
James & Stuart Broad *

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Balls taken to 500 wickets:
25528 McGrath
28150 Anderson
28430 BROAD
28833 Walsh
29511 Muralitharan
30200 Warne
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?️ Sept. 8th 2017
?James Anderson claims his 500th test wicket.
? Batsman: Kraigg Brathwaite

?️ July 28th 2020
? Stuart Broad claims his 500th test wicket
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Stuart Broad remembered to turn around for that appeal, but if any lbw was worthy of a celebrappeal that was it #<!---->E<!---->N<!---->G<!---->v<!---->W<!---->I

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James Anderson’s 500th Test wicket — Kraigg Brathwaite

Stuart Broad’s 500th Test wicket — Kraigg Brathwaite

Broad becomes the 4th pacer to take 500 Test wickets

Other bowlers: Courtney Walsh, Glenn McGrath & James Anderson #<!---->E<!---->N<!---->G<!---->v<!---->W<!---->I

— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->0

Haha remember the first Test when England thought they had better cricketers than Stuart Broad hahahaha HAHAHA hahahaha twats.

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500 Test wickets for Stuart Broad – the last 100 have come at only 22 apiece.

How Broad reinvented himself, bowling fuller, targeting the stumps more, and being more aggressive with the new ball, to reinvigorate his career. h<!---->t<!---->t<!---->p<!---->s<!---->:<!---->/<!---->/<!---->t<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->/<!---->7<!---->W<!---->T<!---->w<!---->T<!---->K<!---->T<!---->o<!---->2<!---->Q

— Tim Wigmore (@timwig) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->0

Stuart Broad has now taken nine wickets in this series with balls that would have hit or clipped the stumps. Only once in his career has he taken more in a single Test series (the Ashes last summer). #<!---->E<!---->N<!---->G<!---->v<!---->W<!---->I p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->n<!---->x<!---->o<!---->I<!---->Y<!---->C<!---->1<!---->Q<!---->c<!---->m

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Stuart Broad and James Anderson are the only Englishmen to have 500 Test wickets. Both reached the landmark by dismissing Kraigg Brathwaite, and with remarkably similar deliveries. #<!---->E<!---->N<!---->G<!---->v<!---->W<!---->I p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->E<!---->9<!---->T<!---->G<!---->Q<!---->2<!---->U<!---->i<!---->V<!---->X

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500 Test wickets for Stuart Broad.

In 2007, he was hit for 6 sixes by Yuvraj in a T20I match and 13 years later, he has completed 500 wicket landmark in Test.

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Seems a perfect microcosm of Stuart Broad's career that his 500th Test wicket will always carry mention of Anderson's. #<!---->E<!---->n<!---->g<!---->v<!---->W<!---->I

— Vithushan Ehantharajah (@Vitu_E) J<!---->u<!---->l<!---->y<!----> <!---->2<!---->8<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->0

The year is 2050, James Anderson and Stuart Broad are still opening the bowling for England ?? #<!---->E<!---->N<!---->G<!---->v<!---->W<!---->I #<!---->b<!---->b<!---->c<!---->c<!---->r<!---->i<!---->c<!---->k<!---->e<!---->t p<!---->i<!---->c<!---->.<!---->t<!---->w<!---->i<!---->t<!---->t<!---->e<!---->r<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->m<!---->/<!---->X<!---->t<!---->5<!---->5<!---->y<!---->w<!---->Y<!---->i<!---->4<!---->j

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Well done, Stuart Broad ? 500 test wickets is so easy feat

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