LONDON (The Thursday Times) — England ke record Test wicket taker James Anderson ne 2027 ke County Championship season ke liye Surrey se muahida kar liya hai, jis se un ka peshawarana career ab un ki 45vin salgirah ke baad tak jari rahega.
44 saala fast bowler London ke is club mein aise waqt shamil hue hain jab Lancashire ne, jis ke liye unhon ne 25 saal pehle peshawarana cricket shuru ki thi aur jis ke Old Trafford ground mein un ke naam par ek stand hai, un ka muahida na barhane ka faisla kiya.
Anderson ne Jumeraat ko club ke elaan mein kaha, “Surrey jaise club mein shamil hona aizaz ki baat hai aur main apne career ka naya baab shuru karne ke liye betaab hoon. Mujhe ab bhi lagta hai ke mere paas dene ko bohat kuch hai, wickets lena aur team ko match jitwane mein madad karna.”
Unhon ne kaha ke woh un naujawan bowlers ki madad bhi karna chahte hain jo mulk ki numainda'i ka khwab rakhte hain, aur Surrey ka home ground Oval duniya ke behtareen maidanon mein se ek hai. Apne podcast par unhon ne kaha ke woh alvida'i season ke liye muahida nahin kar rahe.
Ab bhi wickets
Anderson ne 2026 mein Lancashire ki kaptani ki aur 18 se kam average se Championship ki 50 wickets lin, halanke county First Division mein aakhir se doosre number par rahi.
Surrey ke Director of Cricket Alec Stewart ne, jo 2003 mein Anderson ke pehle Test mein un ke sath khele thay, kaha, “Guzishta season un ki Championship ki 50 wickets sabit karti hain ke woh ab bhi mulk ke behtareen bowlers mein se ek hain. Hamare squad ke zyada tar khiladi international cricket ka khwab rakhte hain, aur woh Jimmy ke sath training, khel aur ek dressing room mein reh kar bohat kuch seekhenge.”
704 Test wickets
Anderson ne July 2024 mein Lord's mein West Indies ke khilaf alvida'i Test ke baad international cricket chhori. Unhon ne 704 Test wickets lin, jo kisi bhi fast bowler ki sab se zyada hain, aur tamam formats mein 911 wickets. 2025 mein unhein knighthood ka khitab diya gaya.
2018 mein Oval hi mein unhon ne fast bowler ki sab se zyada Test wickets ka Glenn McGrath ka record tora tha. Woh 2022 mein England ke sath Pakistan ke daure par bhi aaye thay, jab Rawalpindi, Multan, aur Karachi mein Test match khele gaye.
