• Retiring batsman hails bowler after landmark in fifth Test
• Anderson became top wicket-taking paceman of all time
After a fairytale final week as an England cricketer, Alastair Cook looked to divert some of the adulation on to his old friend Jimmy Anderson by describing the newly crowned leading seam bowler in Test history as the country’s greatest ever cricketer.
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Written by Ali Martin at the Kia Oval
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/11/jimmy-anderson-england-alastair-cook-fifth-test-india under the title “Jimmy Anderson is England’s best ever cricketer, says departing Alastair Cook”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
