Barmy Army tweets about James Anderson taking Virat Kohli's wicket in the first ball of 2050. Get trolled back

 

James Anderson, a veteran England pacer has clearly aged well and seems to improve with each passing day. The England speedster turned 39 last week and displayed some impressive fast bowling skills in the 1st T20I against India in Trent Bridge. Anderson did the red cherry talk, taking four crucial wickets. He also became the third most successful Test cricket wicket-taker, surpassing Anil Khan's record of 619 in the purest format.

Anderson's defiance of age was celebrated by the cricket world. Fast bowlers are unlikely to be successful in Test cricket after their 30s. Anderson is part of an elite group of pacers. It would be interesting to watch his career. Anderson may be the greatest cricketer alive, according to some. But England's Barmy army sees Anderson in 2050.

The official Twitter account for England's fan base shared a morphed photo of an old James Anderson celebrating a wicket on Monday, August 9. The caption read: "The year 2050, Jimmy Anderson, 68, has taken his 1,500th Test wicket snicking off Virat K. Jr."

The year is 2050 and a 68 year-old Jimmy Anderson has taken his 1,500th Test Wicket snicking off Virat Kohli Jr first ball. pic.twitter.com/JwKQhataCY

— England's Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) August 9, 2021

Fans had a lot of different reactions and the comment section was flooded quickly. Some netizens found it funny, but a second group of people were disappointed. The Barmy Army was criticized for "disrespecting" Virat Kohli, the Indian skipper. Some claimed that Kohli's failure to win the Nottingham Test was a reason for the outrage from the Barmy Army.

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In the same match, a 53 yr old Rishabh Pant reverse swept Anderson for a four to bring up another Test century #ENGvsIND

— Indian Cricket Fan (@Indiancricket90) August 9, 2021