James Anderson: The world's best fast bowler and England's experienced player is soon going to say goodbye to international cricket. The first Test to be played against West Indies is going to be the last international match of his life. Anderson (James Anderson) has already made this big announcement.

The 41-year-old's interview with his compatriot and former English cricketer Stuart Broad went viral last day. Jimmy Anderson was asked a number of questions in the interview. One of the questions was who according to him is the best batsman in the world. You will be shocked to hear his answer. Let's find out which player the right-handed pacer named.

James Anderson considers him the best batsman

James Anderson, who played his last international match against West Indies, was interviewed recently after the first day's play ended. He was asked a number of questions by his former teammate and fast bowler Stuart Broad.

One of the questions was which batsman he considers the best. In response to this, Anderson did not name any of the modern day cricket masters Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Joe Root or Kane Williamson. In fact, he was more scared of facing the God of Cricket, Sachin Tendulkar.

Jimmy Anderson picks Sachin Tendulkar as the best batter he's ever bowled against. (Sky Sports). pic.twitter.com/W9J6oH7cyk

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Wicket number-701 taken against West Indies

The first match of the three-match Test series is being played between England and West Indies (ENG vs WI). Host England won the toss and chose to bowl first. On the first day, the West Indies team was reduced to just 121 runs in the first innings. If we talk about English bowlers, Gus Atkinson took 7 wickets. At the same time, James Anderson took the 701st wicket of his Test career in the form of Jaden Seals.

This is what the career of this player has been like

Fast bowler James Anderson, who started his international career for England in 2002, played 188 Tests, 194 ODIs and 19 T20 matches during his career spanning nearly 22 years. He has 701 wickets in Tests, 269 wickets in ODIs and 18 wickets in T20s.