England speedster James Anderson completed 600 Test wickets and became the only pacer in history to ever do so. Although the rain kept interrupting the third Test between England and Pakistan, Anderson reached the milestone on the final day at Southampton.
India pacer Jasprit Bumrah joined the host of cricketers who acknowledged Anderson's achievement. Bumrah took to Twitter to congratulate him as soon as Anderson got the wicket of Pakistan captain Azhar Ali.
“Congratulations for your remarkable achievement @jimmy9! Your passion, fortitude, and drive are exceptional, cheers, and best wishes for the future. #600TestWickets,” Bumrah wrote.
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Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh responded to Bumrah's post and told him to aim for a minimum of 400 Test wickets.
“Your target is 400 !! Minimum,” the 2011 World Cup winner tweeted.
Bumrah made his India Test debut on South Africa tour in 2018. He has played 14 Test matches and picked 68 wickets with an average of 20.33. He also has a Test hat-trick to his name, which came against the West Indies.
Anderson is only the fourth bowler in Test cricket’s history to cross 600-wicket mark. Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (800 wickets), Australia's Shane Warne (708) and India's Anil Kumble (619) are the top three wicket-takers in the list.
