James Anderson: Former England fast bowler James Anderson is one of the greatest cricketers in the world. This great cricketer made his international debut for England in 2002 at the age of 20. Anderson retired from international cricket on 12 July 2024 at the age of 41. Now he does not play cricket but is often seen on the field in the role of commentator. Anderson was known for his art of swinging the ball both ways on the cricket field. He has shown amazing fitness during his long cricket career.
James Anderson is the first and only fast bowler in the world to take more than 700 wickets in the history of Test cricket. He has left such a mark in the world of cricket that even good cricketers have not been able to leave. Now Anderson, while talking in a personal podcast, has chosen his favorite players of many big cricket nationals. Which players of which country has he declared as his favourite? Let us know which Indian player is his favourite.
Who is James Anderson's favorite Indian cricketer?
James Anderson has played with great players of India in different eras. He has bowled to many Indian players from Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag to VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid. In a different era, he has also bowled fiercely to batsmen like Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane and played brilliant cricket with them. But Anderson has chosen someone other than legendary players like Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag as his favorite Indian cricketer.
JAMES ANDERSON PICKS HIS FAVORITE CRICKETERS FROM THESE COUNTRIES. (TNT Sports). pic.twitter.com/ryvYBRJ93i
— Tanuj (@ImTanujSingh) November 12, 2026
Anderson chose Virat Kohli as his favorite cricketer
James Anderson has chosen Virat Kohli as his favorite cricketer from India. Anderson has played a lot of cricket with Virat Kohli. Anderson has faced Virat Kohli in Test and ODI cricket against India. Virat Kohli has scored 305 runs against Anderson. Whereas in ODI cricket, Virat has been able to score only 26 runs against him. Anderson has dismissed Virat Kohli 7 times in Tests and 3 times in ODIs.
12 years in test cricket today. Forever grateful💫🙇🏻♂️ pic.twitter.com/oYiB1jyC1A
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) June 20, 2023
There has been a tough competition between these two players. In many of his interviews, James Anderson has described Virat Kohli as his biggest and strongest opponent. Virat showed his best game against him and has forced him to make him his favorite Indian cricketer.
Who from these countries did Anderson tell as his favorite?
James Anderson has chosen Shane Warne as his favorite cricketer from Australia, who is no longer in this world. He has chosen Joe Root as his favorite cricketer from England. Anderson has chosen Tim Southee from New Zealand and Babar Azam from Pakistan as his favorite cricketers. Anderson has described AV de Villiers as his favorite cricketer from South Africa. He has described Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya as his favorite cricketer from Sri Lanka.
International cricket career of James Anderson
|
format |
match |
Turn |
ball |
Maiden |
Run |
Wicket |
best bowling |
economy |
average |
strike rate |
4 wickets |
5 wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Test |
188 |
350 |
40,037 |
1,730 |
18,627 |
704 |
7/42 |
2.79 |
26.5 |
56.9 |
32 |
32 |
|
ODI |
194 |
191 |
9,584 |
125 |
7,861 |
269 |
5/23 |
4.92 |
29.2 |
35.6 |
11 |
2 |
|
t20i |
19 |
19 |
422 |
1 |
552 |
18 |
3/23 |
7.85 |
30.7 |
23.4 |
0 |
0 |
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