James Anderson has set the same scale...

James Anderson has set the same scale for fast bowlers as Sachin did for batsmen: Glenn McGrath

Great Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath has compared James Anderson to Sachin Tendulkar. McGrath has said that Anderson has set the same scale for fast bowlers as Sachin has done for batsmen.

New Delhi, India;

'England's fast bowler James Anderson has set very high standards for fast bowlers from around the world, just as India's great Sachin Tendulkar did for the batsmen-' Former Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath.

Anderson touched 600 600 wickets in his 156th Test match. He became the first fast bowler in the world to reach here. The last match of the series played at Southampton was drawn due to rain and England won the three-match series 1-0.

The 38-year-old Anderson ranks fourth in the list of bowlers who have taken the most wickets in Test cricket. Muttiah Muralitharan (800), Shane Warne (708) and Anil Kumble (619) lead him.

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McGrath told the BBC, "They have set the same criteria as Sachin did."

Significantly, McGrath's name was recorded before Anderson as the record for taking the most wickets among the fast bowlers. He took 563 wickets in Tests.

He said, 'Nobody is going to break the number of runs (15921) or the number of matches played (200) in Test cricket. Anderson has done the same for fast bowling.

McGrath, considered one of the finest fast bowlers in the world, said, "I didn't have the skills that Jimmy has." When he swings the ball with control on both sides, there is no one better than him.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan said he was witnessing real greatness on the cricket field.

He said, 'It would be a lie if I said that I thought Anderson was such a bowler who would take so many wickets. We thought we had a bowler who had skill.

He said, "I never even dreamed that after 17 years we would be talking about Anderson taking 600 Test wickets."

Stuart Broad said, 'Anderson is a role model for every English cricketer. He is always trying to perform better and even 600 wickets will not stop him.