James Anderson is the cricket player who most reflects the saying “age is just a number” or has done so. The England fast bowler, who is 41 years old, has continued to be an essential member of the Test team, taking wickets whenever the team needs a victory and smashing records whenever he pleases. In actuality, Yashasvi Jaiswal, the youngest player in the Indian team, was only a year old when Anderson made his debut, while two of his current colleagues, Shoaib Bashir and Rehan Ahmed, were not even born. The age factor has always raised concerns about when Anderson will retire from the game, but the veteran bowler has always put an end to the conversation about it, which only serves to highlight how dangerous he remains.
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From the commentary box, former India head coach Ravi Shastri responded to the scene in a most dramatic way, declaring that it would not happen anytime soon.
“You’ve got to wait, young man. You are not studying soon, go on a long holiday. It is not happening any time soon,” he said.
Shortly after, the presenters emphasised Anderson’s first-class record, which stands at 1110 wickets in 294 matches since his 2002 debut. Shastri was full of reverence for the great man of England.
In the third over of the innings, Anderson bowled India skipper Rohit Sharma for just two runs, giving England an early advantage on Day 2 of the Ranchi Test. When the delivery was outside off, Rohit edged it forward, sending wicketkeeper Ben Foakes right to the boundary. After hitting a century in the third Test match against England in Rajkot last week, Rohit was removed four times by Anderson, currently the second-most by a seamer after South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada.
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