James Anderson becomes third-highest wicket-taker in Tests

At 39, the England paceman added another feather to his cap when he dismissed KL Rahul with an outside-off delivery, who was caught behind by Jos Buttler for 84, in the second session.

With 620 wickets, the England paceman is only behind Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Shane Warner (708) on the list of highest wicket-takers in the longest format of the game.

He had already become the most prolific fast bowler in Tests when he went past Glenn McGrath (563) the last time India toured England in 2018 and had got Mohammad Shami's wicket in the final Test of the tour. In August last year he got his 600th wicket, becoming the first pacer to achieve this mark when he dismissed Azhar Ali in Southampton.

Anderson, who turned 39 last week, had expressed the desire to play in his 40s. "I still love turning up every day at training, putting in the hard yards and being in the dressing room with the lads trying to forge a win for England. That's all I've really ever bothered about and what I'll keep trying to do," he had said.

"I am sure I will have to be a little bit wise about which games I play and which I don't. That's something for the selectors, coach, captain and the medical team to help with as well. It's not just me saying I will play this one and not that one. We want to play in the best team but be careful of managing workloads. We will try and discuss what is best for the team."

Anderson started the ICC World Test Championship series against India on 617 wickets. He went wicketless in his first spell but got two wickets in two balls in the second over of his second spell.

He first got the wicket of Cheteshwar Pujara, getting the batsman to nick an outswinger to Jos Buttler behind the stumps. The very next ball, he removed India captain Virat Kohli for a golden duck, once again caught behind by Buttler, to equal Kumble's tally of 619.