Bhubaneswar, Feb. 6 -- During the recently-concluded second Test match between India and England in Visakhapatnam, pace maestro James Anderson, at the age of 41 years and 187 days, etched his name in cricket annals as the oldest pace bowler to grace an Indian Test match.

Anderson's feat shattered a longstanding record existing in Test cricket for 72 years, previously held by the legendary Indian cricketer Lala Amarnath. Amarnath had been the oldest pacer to play a Test in India since 1952, achieving this distinction at the age of 41 years and 92 days during his final Test against Pakistan at Eden Gardens.

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