Ashes 2023: England’s veteran fast bowler Stuart Broad has made a big record in his name. Broad completed his 600 wickets in Test cricket when he took the wicket of Travis Head during the fourth Test of the Ashes. Broad is the second bowler from England to achieve this feat. Before him, only great fast bowler James Anderson has done this feat for England.

broad’s great feat

Before Stuart Broad, James Anderson has made this record in his name and currently he has 688 Test wickets. Apart from this, Broad became the fifth bowler in world cricket to reach this milestone. With this, Broad joined the select few bowlers of the world who have done this feat.

Account opened by taking Khawaja’s wicket

Broad opened his account by taking the wicket of Usman Khawaja for 3 runs on the first day of the fourth Ashes Test. The veteran fast bowler dismissed the in-form Australian opener lbw in the first hour of the day’s play. After this, Broad reached this special record by dismissing the head.

most test wickets

Muttiah Muralitharan – 800 wickets in 133 Tests

Shane Warne – 708 wickets in 145 Tests

James Anderson – 688* wickets in 182 Tests

Anil Kumble – 619 wickets in 132 Tests

Stuart Broad – 600* wickets in 166 Tests

This big record was also named

Notably, Shane Warne completed his 600th Test wicket by taking the wicket of Marcus Trescothick in Manchester in the 2005 Ashes. Broad also broke Ian Botham’s record for most wickets in Test matches against Australia. Head’s wicket was his 149th wicket in England vs Australia Test matches. Along with James Anderson, Broad has taken over 1,000 wickets in 133 Tests together. Earlier on July 28, 2020, Broad achieved a significant milestone by becoming the second England bowler to take 500 Test wickets.

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