James Anderson is addicted to cricket, says England teammate Stuart Broad

New Delhi, June 11 : England pacer Stuart Broad believes that his long-time bowling partner and veteran fast bowler James Anderson is addicted to cricket and is bowling better at the age of 40 "than he was four years ago".Anderson, who will turn 41 next month midway through the final Test of the Ashes, is Englands leading bowler in Tests with 685 wickets and became the oldest player to top the ICC Test rankings earlier this year.

"Jimmys incredibly competitive.Thats his number one strength.

Hes probably the most competitive person Ive seen bar Jos Buttler in any sport that he plays.But hes very driven.Hes addicted to cricket, to be honest.

"Hes an addict to training, an addict to getting better, improving all the time.And I think thats showing now, hes 40 and I think hes probably bowling better now than he was four years ago.So, its an incredible testament to himself and the game," Broad was quoted by Mirror.Broad opened up about his partnership with Anderson, which commenced in 2008 when they first played together against New Zealand.

The duo has established themselves as the most formidable bowling duo in the history of Test cricket, amassing an astonishing total of 1,017 dismissals across 134 matches, thereby cementing their legacy as the deadliest bowling partnership in the longest format of the game."How I view our partnership is our job is to figure out conditions in those first ten overs with the new ball quicker than the opposition batters.

Thats when we make breakthroughs and that comes through communication."I always leave it four balls before I speak to him, so Ill always go and give him a little, you know, tap almost like a fist pump before he bowls the first ball, I give him four balls to gather his information to make sure hes comfortable.

"Its just a constant like information stream that comes our way and theres no doubt that thats taken our partnership to the next level," Broad said.bc/bsk #James #Anderson #cricket #England #teammate #Stuart #Delhi #Cricket #BCCI #ICC #IPL #Sports #Delhi #New Delhi #Acer.