English veteran James Anderson has returned to the English side after missing the 1st Test against India. By featuring in the IND vs ENG 2nd Test, he has achieved a unique record of becoming the oldest pacer to play in India on Friday in Visakhapatnam.
Anderson is playing his 184th Test match at the age of 41 years and 187 days. Notably, the English pacer is just 9 wickets away from becoming the third bowler in history to take 700 wickets.
List of oldest pacers to paly in India
PlayerAgeSeriesYearJames Anderson41y, 187dIND vs ENG2024Lala Amarnath 41y, 92dIND vs PAK1952Ray Lindwall38y, 112dAUS vs IND1960Shute Banerjee37y, 124dIND vs WI 1949Ghulam Guard 34y, 20dIND vs AUS1960
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Oldest players to play Test in India
Anderson also became the fifth oldest player to play a Test in India. Earlier, Zimbabwe player John Traicos had the record by playing at the age of 45 years 304 days in 1993.
PlayerAgeNationYearJohn Traicos45 years 304 daysZimbabwe1993Amir Elahi44 years 105 daysPakistan1952Harry Elliot 42 years 103 daysEngland1934Vinoo Mankad41 years 305 daysIndia1949James Anderson41 years 187 daysEngland2024
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