James Anderson: England's legendary fast bowler James Anderson is considered one of the most talented bowlers in cricket history. Despite being over 40, he has the ability to make even the world's deadliest batsmen look like stars during the day. He said goodbye to ODI and T20 formats a long time ago, but he continues to make waves in red ball cricket. He was last seen in action mode during the Test series against India and now the career of this great fast bowler has reached its final stage. The 3-match Test series against West Indies in July will be his last international series.

Brendon McCullum gave advice

In fact, the prestigious English newspaper The Guardian has claimed in one of its reports that England's Test cricket team head coach Brendon McCullum has suggested James Anderson to retire. It is being told that Brendon McCullum went to UK from New Zealand earlier this week and went to play golf personally with Anderson. Meanwhile, McCullum told the right-arm fast bowler that he wants to try new players in this summer season and start preparing for the 2025-26 Ashes trophy.

In such a situation, it is believed that James Anderson can announce his retirement after the 3-match Test series to be played against West Indies in July. He will be 42 years old by the time this series ends.

Recent performance has not been anything special

There is no doubt that James Anderson is a great player. Recently, in the last match of the 5-match Test series against India, he completed his 700 wickets in Test cricket. He is only the third person in cricket history to achieve this feat. However, his recent performance has not been very good.

On the India tour, he bowled much less than before. He bowled 110 overs in seven innings. Earlier, against Australia last summer too, he had not left much of an impact. The right-arm fast bowler had taken only five wickets in four Test matches at an average of 85.40.

This is the overall career

If we look at the overall career of James Anderson, it has been quite brilliant. He has taken 700 wickets for England in 187 Test matches at an average of 26.52. At the same time, in 194 ODI matches, he has taken 269 wickets at an average of 29.22 and an economy of 4.92. He has also represented England in T20 cricket. Anderson has taken 18 wickets in 19 T20 matches.