London ,jul 8
Ahead of pace veteran James Anderson’s final international appearance on July 10 against the West Indies in the first Test, former English pacer Stuart Broad, who partnered with the 42-year-old to form a destructive pace duo, hailed his friend, calling him “addict of the art of bowling”.Anderson is set to play his final Test as England take on the West Indies in the series opener at the Lord’s from July 10. With 700 wickets in 187 Test matches, Anderson currently stands third among the highest wicket-takers in the longest format and is the first among all fast bowlers.The seasoned pacer has a chance to claim the second spot on the list by surpassing the late Shane Warne, who scalped 708 wickets in his esteemed career.Broad has shared the field with Anderson in 138 of those 187 Tests.”He loves the rhythm of running into the bowl, the control of the technique of his action, the tactical side of whether he is bowling away swing, inswing, wobble seam,” Broad wrote in his column for The Times, according to the ICC.”When you talk about professionals who have had longevity, you often talk about their dedication to training, their discipline in the gym, and their diet.””And of course, you do not play to 42 unless you have that, but the thing that makes him different is his genuine love of the art of what he does. Addict is generally used as a negative word, but I’d say he is an addict of the art of bowling,” he concluded.Both teams will be eager to accumulate valuable points, with England currently positioned 9th and the West Indies in 6th place in the standings.
