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.