England’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker took his tally beyond 450 in the series-sealing victory over Sri Lanka at Chester-le-Street – where he was man-of-the-match.
Anderson, 33, has 18 wickets already in two Investec Tests this summer – with Lord’s still to come next week and England already the series winners with an unassailable 2-0 lead.
He has gone up two places in the rankings and usurped previous table-topper Broad, down to third in the list also behind India spinner Ravi Ashwin.
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1. James Anderson (England)
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2. Ravichandran Ashwin (India)
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3. Stuart Broad (England)
4 / 10
4. Yasir Shah (Pakistan)
5 / 10
5. Dale Steyn (South Africa)
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6. Ravindra Jadeja (India)
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7. Trent Boult (New Zealand)
8 / 10
8. Josh Hazlewood (Australia)
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9. Morne Morkel (South Africa)
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10. Vernon Philander (South Africa)
