Can James Anderson make a mark on his last tour of India ?


At 38, an age when most fast bowlers call time on their international career, James Anderson is still going strong and has his sights on ashes in 2021-22 in England. 

No one can doubt the class and effort put by him to take 600 test wickets but his effectiveness in the subcontinent is always being questioned by critics. The prime example being an ongoing tour of Sri Lanka where he was left out of 1st test even though having remarkable stats in the last few years  Anderson is having an average of 23 while bowling in home series in England but that figure drastically goes up to 33 when playing in away test series from home. While his last tour of India was also very ordinary having taken only 4 wickets out of 3 test match in India in 2016-17 having missed couple of matches due to injury.  However, he did well in the the the 2012-13 test series when England had beaten India after 28 years in India as utilizes these reverse swing condition pretty well with the old bowl.

If we look overall career of James Anderson in test match cricket, it's some incredible stats for a fast bowler who is still going strong in the late end of his career but his critics keep reminding his effectiveness and greatness as a test match fast bowler which jimmy is also the k of his mind.

His last tour of India and his selection in test match starting from tomorrow presents him an opportunity to prove his critics wrong and make his position a certain ahead of test match starting next month against India.

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