KL Rahul scores a self-goal while congratulating James Anderson on Twitter, deletes post

KL Rahul made a huge blunder while congratulating James Anderson on social media after latter registered 600 Test wickets during Day 5 of third and final Test match against Pakistan at as Rose Bowl, Southampton on Tuesday. However, once Rahul realised that he had messed it up completely, it was just a matter of time before post was deleted by Team India's white-ball specialist. 

COMEDY OF ERRORS

It so happened that Lokesh had posted a still from a 2018 Test match between India and England where he could be seen standing at n-strikers' end while Jimmy is in his follow-through i.e. about to bowl from or end. He n congratulated Anderson by mentioning that opening batsman was one of his victims in longest format out of 600 wickets that he has taken and n hailed 38-year-old's 'Amazing Feat'. 

neless, he rectified error by deleting post before he became a subject of jokes on social media. Karnataka batsman n went on to post a still from recently concluded Test match where  James can be seen celebrating after having registered his 600th Test scalp and Rahul labeled him as a 'GOAT' (Greatest Of All Time).

Anderson joins elite club

James Anderson is only pacer to pick up 600 wickets in international cricket i.e. including Tests and One Day Internationals. Jimmy w becomes fourth-highest wicket-taker in red-ball cricket after likes of Muttiah Muralitharan (800), Shane Warne (709), and, Anil Kumble (619) respectively. While Muralitharan was an off-spinner, his counterparts Warne and Kumble were leggies. 

Moment of Glory

veteran Test specialist achieved this feat by getting rid of Pakistani Test skipper Azhar Ali on Day 5. It happened in 62nd over of Pak's second innings.

On second delivery, Anderson bowled one around off stump as batsman was completely taken by surprise and was carried away by extra bounce and before he could react, it was too late as ball took outside edge of his bat and went straight into hands of Ali's opposite number Joe Root who took a regulation catch at first slip.

re was a lot of delight in English team and Jimmy was seen waving his arms to empty stadium after having reached milestone.