LONDON - England swing king James Anderson became the first to claim 100 Test wickets at Lord's Cricket Ground on Sunday as his team played a second innings against India on the fourth day of the second Test.
Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan is the only other bowler with more than a 100 Test wickets to his name at a single venue, and has taken 166 wickets at SSC, Colombo; 117 at Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy; and 111 at Galle International Stadium.
Rangana Herath trails behind Anderson, short of just a single wicket, with 99 scalps at Galle International Stadium.
Anderson reached the milestone when he removed India openers Murali Vijay and KL Rahul today on his way to figures of two wickets for eight runs in five overs.
India, who are facing a huge deficit of 272 runs, were 17 for two in their second innings when rain forced an early lunch.
Cheteshwar Pujara was five not out and Ajinkya Rahane one not out, with India captain Virat Kohli unable to bat in his regular number four position because of back stiffness.
It now seemed further rain was India's best hope of avoiding a defeat that would leave them 2-0 down in this five-match series. - APP/AFP