James Anderson is second only to Sachin Tendulkar in terms of playing most Tests. That is, he is just 21 tests behind the master blaster.
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Delhi: You must remember that statement of Sachin Tendulkar, which he gave after scoring his 100th century. in a crowd Sachin Tendulkar When the question was asked that who do you think will be able to break his record? On this the master blaster had said that he does not care if an Indian breaks his record. Now there is no Indian but yes a foreign player has come close to breaking his great record. In the next 22 months, he can even break Sachin Tendulkar’s record.
You must be wondering who is that player after all? And which record of Sachin is he going to break? So tell that this is not the record that Sachin has made by scoring 100 centuries. Rather, Sachin’s great record that can be broken is the number of his Test matches. Sachin Tendulkar is currently the only player to play 200 Test matches. But, James Anderson is not far from breaking it.
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Anderson 21 Tests away from Sachin
40-year-old England fast bowler James Anderson has played 179 Test matches so far. At present, he is second only to Sachin in terms of playing the most Tests. That means he is just 21 Tests behind Sachin Tendulkar. And the way his current fitness and performance is, it seems that he can still test and play for England for the next two years. Means then Sachin Tendulkar’s record can also be broken.
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England will play 22 Tests in 22 months, Anderson has a chance
Whether James Anderson will break Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 200 Test matches played or not, it is also important to know how England’s FTP is. According to the FTP i.e. Future Tour Program, England still have to play 22 Tests till December 2024 i.e. in the next 22 months. Now, if Anderson becomes a part of the playing XI of all these Test matches, then certainly an amazing record made by Sachin Tendulkar can be broken.