James Anderson reveals the batsman that he was scared of and it's not an Indian

England quick James Anderson is one of best bowlers ever to have graced game of cricket. He has bowled to several legendary batsmen like Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Brian Lara, Rahul Dravid, Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers throughout his career. He has played in various parts of world and has enjoyed success everywhere. At his peak, he was arguably best Test bowler in world. He was also England’s all time-leing wicket-taker.

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James Anderson reveals toughest batsman he has ever bowled to

James Anderson was recently in Sky Sports studio where he was asked about toughest batsman he has bowled to. right-arm pacer revealed that former Australia captain Ricky Ponting was toughest batsman he h ever bowled to. He started his answer on a funny te. Former Ireland batsman Niall O’Brien, who was sitting beside him, probably wanted England star to name him. Anderson was left in splits before revealing Ponting’s name. veteran pacer went on to state just how tough it was to bowl to legendary Australian batsman.

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James Anderson furr revealed reason behind naming Ricky Ponting as toughest batsman to bowl to. James Anderson said that he could t figure out what length to bowl to former Aussie batsman. James Anderson ded that if he bowled short, he would pull him. If he bowled full, he would drive him straight down ground. He went on to say that he didn't kw where to bowl to Ricky Ponting.

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James Anderson return

Meanwhile, James Anderson is currently working on his fitness to recover in time for England’s upcoming tour of Sri Lanka. England will play a couple of Tests in Sri Lanka next month. After being on sidelines for nearly five months with a rib fracture, James Anderson returned to action during tour of South Africa. However, he could only play two Tests before suffering a rib injury again.

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