James Anderson announced his retirement from international cricket

England fast bowler James Anderson has announced his retirement from international cricket.

James Anderson is the only fast bowler to take 700 wickets in Test cricket - Photo: File

James Anderson will retire after the first Test against the West Indies.

The first Test of the series between England and West Indies will begin on July 10 at Lord's, which will be the last international match of Anderson's career.

Be aware that England's James Anderson is the only fast bowler to take 700 wickets in Test cricket, he took 187 Test matches to reach this milestone.

It should be noted that Anderson is also the player who has played the most number of Test matches in the history of cricket after India's Sachin Tendulkar (200 matches).

Apart from this, James Anderson has also taken 269 wickets in 194 ODI matches while also playing 19 T20 International matches in which he took 18 wickets.