Has any Test bowler ever dominated a top team as James Anderson has done with India?

[Joseph Gomes]

This is Anderson's test stats against India

Match - 32
Inns - 59
Wkts - 127
Avg - 24.51
Home avg - 22.75
Away avg - 29.32

India's overall test w/l record ever since Anderson started playing against India (18 Mar 2006) - 1.785 (highest of any team)

India's overall batting average ever since Anderson started playing against India - 36.80 (second highest, just under Australia's 37.37)

That's 15 years of pure domination, against a team which was the undisputed no.1 for 8 years within the give time period

 

[Mamoon]

Not to mention the number of times he has dismissed Tendulkar and Kohli.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

Glenn Mcgrath against ENG? Shane Warne against Pakistan?

Bit of a laughable thread because there are SO many better bowlers against a specific opposition.

None of those were the best team of their era, or even close lol. England especially was mediocre before 2005

 

[AMSS]

So much domination that Anderson was practically a passenger on all tours of India. Even the one where they one against India's Grampa XI where Monty and Panesar shone for ENG.

Compare this to McGrath or Ambrose or Warne....etc etc against specific opposition where they won their teams series after series both home AND away.

 

[AMSS]

OP...feel free to list all the matches Anderson won his team in India. Thanks.

 

[Buffet]

The thread may make more sense if "at home" is added.

 

[AMSS]

Anderson has dominated India so much he picks 2.5 wickets per match when playing in India.

Worse than what Ashwin does playing a test in ENG. )

 

[AMSS]

I mean, Ashwin dominates ENG harder at home than Clouderson does against India in ENG.

What domination lmao

 

[andy0204]

I mean, Ashwin dominates ENG harder at home than Clouderson does against India in ENG.

What domination lmao

Apart from recent home tour Ashwin never dominated England.

 

[Buffet]

You don't need to look too hard for some examples. The last wicket taken by Anderson in this match has an impressive record against Aus.

Jadeja against Aus: Below 19 average ( Includes an average of 21 in Aus) with career wickets of 60-70 wickets.

 

[Varun]

None of those were the best team of their era, or even close lol. England especially was mediocre before 2005

Post 2005 England aren't too flash either. They had a little peak in 2009-12 before reverting to type.

 

[Buffet]

A good example of a bowler actually dominating a top team( not just at home ground).

Ambrose against Aus: 128 wickets at avg of 21. [ Includes 78 wickets in Aus at avg of 19 ]

Added later: Hadlee dominated Aus home and away as well.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Not to mention the number of times he has dismissed Tendulkar and Kohli.

Kohli averages 40 against him.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

A good example of a bowler actually dominating a top team( not just at home ground).

Ambrose against Aus: 128 wickets at avg of 21. [ Includes 78 wickets in Aus at avg of 19 ]

Added later: Hadlee dominated Aus home and away as well.

Thanks for the stats! Ambrose has definitely done better then

 

[Ab Fan]

At home - Yes
Away - No

Ambrose and Hadlee in Australia, Steyn in India and Kapil Dev in Windies.

 

[Gilly]

McGrath v India

Home ave 13
Away ave 21
Inns 22
Wickets 51

Top 5 batsmen dismissed most
Tendulkar
Dravid
Laxman
Ganguly
Sehwag

 

[andy0204]

Shane Warne against South Africa.

 

[Mamoon]

Kohli averages 40 against him.

Not impressive, considering the number of times Kohli was dropped of his bowling in 2018.

Anderson has done really well against Kohli.

 

[Itachi]

These new cricket fans will ask questions like who the hell is Ambrose, McGrath, hadlee?

 

[AMSS]

McGrath v India

Home ave 13
Away ave 21
Inns 22
Wickets 51

Top 5 batsmen dismissed most
Tendulkar
Dravid
Laxman
Ganguly
Sehwag

Much, much better example. And intuitively, Indian fans have orders of magnitude more respect for McG than Anderson will ever have.

 

[AMSS]

Not impressive, considering the number of times Kohli was dropped of his bowling in 2018.

Anderson has done really well against Kohli.

Agree with this as well. Kohli barely gets a pass mark against Anderson.

 

[sindhiboy]

One has to consider the fact that Anderson has played over 150 test matches which gives him alot of matches against oppositions

 

[Ab Fan]

One has to consider the fact that Anderson has played over 150 test matches which gives him alot of matches against oppositions

That is an advantage or disadvantage? Dominating one series compared to doing it over 3 or 4 series over a career?

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Not impressive, considering the number of times Kohli was dropped of his bowling in 2018.

Anderson has done really well against Kohli.

Anderson has never dismissed Kohli in India I don't think you can call it domination if all factors are on your side. The contest itself is not fair.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

McGrath versus India 51 wickets at 18.64, averaging 21.30 in India with 33 wickets. It's quite surprising to know that Mcgrath has played only 3 tests vs India in Australia

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Mcgrath is the nightmare for every Indian fan.

But he simply wasnt challenged much against India in tests.

He played against a joke of a batting lineup in Aus in 1999.

2004 he did well but we had a ton of issues and the wrecker in chief was Jason Gillespie

Had he played against India regularly, he would have probably scarred us more.

Anderson on the other hand will torture us every 4 years in England.

But the real answer to OPs question is probably Mcgrath vs England....or Ambrose vs Aus.

Have to check stats.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

There is a video on YouTube showcasing how Mcgrath dismantled Sehwag in India.

Absolute domination.

That too in alien conditions against one of the greatest ever in those conditions.

Pure insanity.

 

[Ab Fan]

Also, I forgot to add Henry Olanga Vs England. He was so good Vs England that the English press nicknamed him as a "singing seamer". Unbelievable dominance.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

McGrath v India

Home ave 13
Away ave 21
Inns 22
Wickets 51

Top 5 batsmen dismissed most
Tendulkar
Dravid
Laxman
Ganguly
Sehwag

Impressive but Mcgrath didn't play against the current Indian team, the greatest asian team of all time. Anderson also played more matches against India.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Mcgrath is the nightmare for every Indian fan.

But he simply wasnt challenged much against India in tests.

He played against a joke of a batting lineup in Aus in 1999.

2004 he did well but we had a ton of issues and the wrecker in chief was Jason Gillespie

Had he played against India regularly, he would have probably scarred us more.

Anderson on the other hand will torture us every 4 years in England.

But the real answer to OPs question is probably Mcgrath vs England....or Ambrose vs Aus.

Have to check stats.

Totally forgot the 2001 series.

He literally had a gazzilion chances to strike a killer blow and swing the series with just 1 or 2 crucial wickets.

Both in Kolkata and Chennai.

Yet he couldn't.

He was incredible that series too but he was up against a spirited batting lineup.

Prime Mcgrath vs prime Indian batting in Aus would have been fun.

Mcgrath would have surely won that but we would have traded blows.

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

I think Australian bowlers like Warne and McGrath against Pakistan will make for some interesting reading.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

In ODI's Shane Bond versus (ATG) Australia 44 wickets from 17 matches averaging 15.79

 

[Proactive_]

Mcgrath is the nightmare for every Indian fan.

But he simply wasnt challenged much against India in tests.

He played against a joke of a batting lineup in Aus in 1999.

2004 he did well but we had a ton of issues and the wrecker in chief was Jason Gillespie

Had he played against India regularly, he would have probably scarred us more.

Anderson on the other hand will torture us every 4 years in England.

But the real answer to OPs question is probably Mcgrath vs England....or Ambrose vs Aus.

Have to check stats.

That batting line up was far from a joke. Sachin, Ganguly and Dravid were all averaging 50+ coming into the tour, having considerable success in the past 2-3 years in a variety of conditions. That's better than any Indian batting line up in the last 10 years. McGrath was just on another level and made the line up look like a joke.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

That batting line up was far from a joke. Sachin, Ganguly and Dravid were all averaging 50+ coming into the tour, having considerable success in the past 2-3 years in a variety of conditions. That's better than any Indian batting line up in the last 10 years. McGrath was just on another level and made the line up look like a joke.

You think that batting lineup would have won Aus 2018 and 2020?

No way in hell.

In fact out of those 3 batsmen, Dravid was brutally exposed (who corrected it later on)and Ganguly probably didnt have a good series.

So it was literally Tendulkar vs the rest.

Laxman hit a surprise 167 out of nowhere and his career took off.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

You think that batting lineup would have won Aus 2018 and 2020?

No way in hell.

In fact out of those 3 batsmen, Dravid was brutally exposed (who corrected it later on)and Ganguly probably didnt have a good series.

So it was literally Tendulkar vs the rest.

Laxman hit a surprise 167 out of nowhere and his career took off.

I think 2003 team would have won series in 2018 and 2020 easily. We were pretty close in 2003 as well.

 

[Saurav]

I think 2003 team would have won series in 2018 and 2020 easily. We were pretty close in 2003 as well.

against Brad Williams and Bracken

 

[MesonK]

Pollock and Mcgrath both average under 18 and 19 against India of Tendulkar, Dravid etc. Philander averages 22 against India. Indians always struggle against thinking bowlers.

If only Asif had a longer career ...

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

against Brad Williams and Bracken

They were the best team of that era for a reason. You are completely ignoring their batting line up which was good enough to put any team under pressure. And its not that teams of 2018 and 2020 had legendary bowlers in them. Their batsman were also struggling against some rookies.

 

[Saurav]

They were the best team of that era for a reason. You are completely ignoring their batting line up which was good enough to put any team under pressure. And its not that teams of 2018 and 2020 had legendary bowlers in them. Their batsman were also struggling against some rookies.

Both 2018 and 2020 had Cummins who is better than anyone in that series

Agarkar fluked a spell but otherwise our bowling was much poorer

 

[Proactive_]

You think that batting lineup would have won Aus 2018 and 2020?

No way in hell.

In fact out of those 3 batsmen, Dravid was brutally exposed (who corrected it later on)and Ganguly probably didnt have a good series.

So it was literally Tendulkar vs the rest.

Laxman hit a surprise 167 out of nowhere and his career took off.

I'm just saying that no batting line up with 3 players averaging 50+ going into a series is a joke batting line up. It's not that Dravid and Ganguly were complete novices either. It's just that they ran into an ATG side with an ATG bowler (McGrath) at his peak. I shudder to think what that Aus. team would have done to ANY 2021 test batting line up.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

I'm just saying that no batting line up with 3 players averaging 50+ going into a series is a joke batting line up. It's not that Dravid and Ganguly were complete novices either. It's just that they ran into an ATG side with an ATG bowler (McGrath) at his peak. I shudder to think what that Aus. team would have done to ANY 2021 test batting line up.

Depends on the conditions.

That lineup played swing and spin better.

But it was bad against bounce and seam.

That 90s lineup would mostly likely get crushed in Aus even now.

I wouldnt say the same about the 2003 Indian lineup by which time, the players had evolved.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

Anderson might not be an ATG or the best in anything except longevity, but he's mastered bullying India at home

 

[Robert]

Lillee vs England, who were a powerful side in his day.

 

[Stewie]

I wonder if someone can pull Imran’s stats against the mighty windies during their pomp. I am sure the numbers will be close

 

[volcyz]

Shane bond vs Aus before his near the end where back injuries destroyed him was a sight to behold.

In wc2003
He was the only threat vs Aus and India

Sensational bowler

 

[OMB]

This is Anderson's test stats against India

Match - 32
Inns - 59
Wkts - 127
Avg - 24.51
Home avg - 22.75
Away avg - 29.32

India's overall test w/l record ever since Anderson started playing against India (18 Mar 2006) - 1.785 (highest of any team)

India's overall batting average ever since Anderson started playing against India - 36.80 (second highest, just under Australia's 37.37)

That's 15 years of pure domination, against a team which was the undisputed no.1 for 8 years within the give time period

How many 5 fers or 10fers in that?

 

[street cricketer]

90s cricket fans would always say one answer to this thread - Glenn McGrath.

But I would say this. James Anderson has single-handedly ensured that India don't win a series in England for more than a decade through his exceptional bowling at home.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

At home - YES

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

90s cricket fans would always say one answer to this thread - Glenn McGrath.

But I would say this. James Anderson has single-handedly ensured that India don't win a series in England for more than a decade through his exceptional bowling at home.

There are 2 more tests this series.

 

[Robert]

90s cricket fans would always say one answer to this thread - Glenn McGrath.

But I would say this. James Anderson has single-handedly ensured that India don't win a series in England for more than a decade through his exceptional bowling at home.

Not single-handedly. Consider Broad and Swann, and even Woakes and Curran in 2018.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Not single-handedly. Consider Broad and Swann, and even Woakes and Curran in 2018.

Do not mind, street cricketer gets a bit carried away

 

[Sam99]

McGrath would top the list. He not only did it in tests but also in main icc odi events (1999, 2003, 2006 ct, good we didn't face him in 2007) These batsman are not that technically solid for england conditions against jimmy.

 

[Sam99]

Warne would have loved to bowl against current indian batsman.

 

[Pakhs]

Depends on the conditions.

That lineup played swing and spin better.

But it was bad against bounce and seam.

That 90s lineup would mostly likely get crushed in Aus even now.

I wouldnt say the same about the 2003 Indian lineup by which time, the players had evolved.

Indian team with Sachin and Dravid and in Asian condition sehwag in it would be a massive upgrade on Indian team of recent times.

Bowling attack is better but when it comes to batting India only kohli can be classed as world class batsman long term in the current generation of Indian test batting. Indian test match abtting has regressed slightly from those lofty days when Dravid, Sachin and Sehwag (for a lot of his career @ 80 SR) averaged over 50.

Indian fans are blinded by the fact that recent teams has managed to win in Australia against a week Australia team. India team of early 2000s would demolish this Australian team aswell.

 

[mastimasti]

Jimmy has practically made the whole Indian set up his bunnies. He has been THAT dominant.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Indian team with Sachin and Dravid and in Asian condition sehwag in it would be a massive upgrade on Indian team of recent times.

Bowling attack is better but when it comes to batting India only kohli can be classed as world class batsman long term in the current generation of Indian test batting. Indian test match abtting has regressed slightly from those lofty days when Dravid, Sachin and Sehwag (for a lot of his career @ 80 SR) averaged over 50.

Indian fans are blinded by the fact that recent teams has managed to win in Australia against a week Australia team. India team of early 2000s would demolish this Australian team aswell.

Bhai do you even read the posts or just go skim and just start responding?

Outside India:

Indian batting in 2003 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Indian batting in 1999