Veteran England pacer James Anderson enjoys the challenge of bowling to world’s top batsmen and he is looking forward to resume his rivalry with Virat Kohli when his side travels India next year.

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Anderson, who recently became the first fast bowler to claim 600 Test scalps, has had some fascinating battles with the current Indian skipper over the years.

“It’s always tough bowling at batsmen of that quality. It will be a tough battle but that’s something I do enjoy. You want to get the best players out,” Anderson told the Test Match Special podcast.

When India toured England in 2014, Anderson was all over Kohli as the latter could manage only 134 runs from 10 Test innings.

However, Virat turned the table in the 2018 tour as he finished the Test series with 593 runs, including two centuries and three fifties.

“I had some success against him in 2014 and then he came back a completely different player in 2018 and was incredible,” the 38-year-old Anderson remarked.

Pointing out the changes he saw in Kohli’s batting in 2018, the Englishman said, “He left the ball really well in 2018. The first time he came over (in 2014), when I was bowling out-swingers he might chase it early on and that brought the edge and the slips into play.

“He left it a lot better and he was a lot more patient (in 2018). He waited for you to bowl at him and then he’s very strong off his legs so he could score freely,” the 156-Test veteran further added.

Asked about the methods he would use on Indian pitches, Anderson said, “We have had our success. We tried to roll fingers down the side of the ball, just try to make it grip on the dry surface. Having skills like that really helps. We enjoyed bowling (in India).”

(With PTI inputs)