Stuart Broad reaches 500 wickets in Tests, shatters records for England
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England pacer Stuart Broad, who was just a wicket away from joining an elite club of fast bowlers, finally reached the 500-wicket landmark on the fifth day of the third Test against West Indies on Tuesday.
The 34-year-old bowler scalped Kraigg Brathwaite on Tuesday to reach the landmark. He became the seventh bowler to surpass the tally of 500 Test wickets and he reached the milestone in his 14th year of Test cricket.
Broad, who is playing his 140th Test, has shown that he still has fire in his belly to achieve a lot more for England. According to former skipper Michael Atherton, the “champion sportsman” has the potential to claim 600 Test wickets.
After being ignored for the series opener against West Indies in Southampton, the English pacer silenced his critics by putting up scintillating performances in the remaining two Tests – both with the ball and the bat.
Broad, who is England’s all-time second-highest wicket-taker in the longest format of the game, had minced no word in criticising the decision of leaving him out of the first Test, which the hosts lost against the West Indies.
He along with his fellow teammate James Anderson made another record on Tuesday. When Broad took his 500th and played along with Anderson, it became the first instance of two pacers with 500+ wickets playing together. Anderson is nearing 600 Test wickets mark as he has 587 wickets in his kitty.
Broad, who is also remembered for being hit six sixes by Yuvraj Singh in 2007 World T20, has been the leading wicket-taker in the world since January 2011.
The 34-year-old bowler scalped Kraigg Brathwaite on Tuesday to reach the landmark. He became the seventh bowler to surpass the tally of 500 Test wickets and he reached the milestone in his 14th year of Test cricket.
Broad, who is playing his 140th Test, has shown that he still has fire in his belly to achieve a lot more for England. According to former skipper Michael Atherton, the “champion sportsman” has the potential to claim 600 Test wickets.
After being ignored for the series opener against West Indies in Southampton, the English pacer silenced his critics by putting up scintillating performances in the remaining two Tests – both with the ball and the bat.
Broad, who is England’s all-time second-highest wicket-taker in the longest format of the game, had minced no word in criticising the decision of leaving him out of the first Test, which the hosts lost against the West Indies.
He along with his fellow teammate James Anderson made another record on Tuesday. When Broad took his 500th and played along with Anderson, it became the first instance of two pacers with 500+ wickets playing together. Anderson is nearing 600 Test wickets mark as he has 587 wickets in his kitty.
Broad, who is also remembered for being hit six sixes by Yuvraj Singh in 2007 World T20, has been the leading wicket-taker in the world since January 2011.