England pacer Stuart Broad, on Tuesday, became the seventh bowler in the h🌺istory of Test cricket to reach the 500 wi꧃ckets mark.
Broad, who had picked 6/31 in the first innings of the ongoing third Test against England match, trapped Kraigg Brathwaite infront of the wicket to reach th🐻e landmark.
The moment for wh🦹ich Broad had been waiting for since the start of the series, finally arrived 🐲on the third ball of the 14th over. He has now joined an elite list of bowlers with 500 or more wickets to their names.
The Nottingham born seamer is now second only to James Anderson, who has 𝓰589 wickets to his name in Tests, as far as Englan꧋d cricket is concerned.
Broad made his Test debut in 2007 at the age of 21, and before this match, he had 491♊ wickets to his name in 13ဣ9 Tests.
Meanwhile, soon after the 34-year-old reached the milestone, crꦬicketers across the world took to Twitter to congratulate him on the special milestone.
Here are some of the best reactions:
Such a shame the ground can’t be full for 500th test wicket but we are all watching in admiration of sucওh a huge achievement. Incredible 👏🏻
— Paul Collingwood (@Colly622)
500 to Broad. Keeps coming at you all the time…extremely skilful in Seam-bowling…especially for someone who comes from the land of swing bowling.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
Congrats for joining the 500 club – what an achievement and what a remarkable cricketer he’s been !
— Azhar Mahmood (@AzharMahmood11)
Congratulations on 500 Test wickets. Always a 🔜tough competitor and a very skillful bowler especially in English conditions.
— Ricky Ponting AO (@RickyPonting)
Incredible achievement . Having form,fitness,skill and desire over such a long period of time is a ve🤡ry special effort. Congratula🔯tions
— Ajit Agarkar (@imAagarkar)
What a player and what𒅌 a man. Incredible achievement!
— Jason Roy (@JasonRoy20)
Congratulations to Stuart Broad 500 tesr wickets…. outstanding career…. definitely would not have been possible without his time at Hoppers Crossing cc!!
— Merv Hughes (@MervHughes332)
👍👏
— Darren Lehmann (@darren_lehmann)
Always felt he was going to have a good Test career but I didn’t have 500 Test wickets in the equation !!! Skill,resilience,hard work,stubbornness … And when you think he started out as a Batsman … A great…
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
Congratulat🎀ions on 500 test wickets great achi🐭evement for any bowler 👏
— Hassan Ali 🇵🇰 (@RealHa55an)
Serio𒁏usly impressive achievement! Well done 👏🏻👏☂🏻
— Rikki Clarke (@RikkiClarke81)
Momentous occasion in Test history. Fiꦅrst time ever that two fast bowlers with 500 wick🧔ets are playing in the same match. Anderson and Broad.
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad)
