England speedster James Anderson spoke about his arch-rival Virat Kohli after playing his final match against the West Indies at Lord’s on Friday, July 12 as well. However, he used his example to highlight how up and down he has felt even in an illustrious international career as well. The veteran played his final game for England in their opening Test victory by an innings and 114 runs against the West Indies as well.

“You go so up and down. Some series you feel amazing and some not quite on it and a batter gets the better of you. Playing against Virat Kohli in the early days, you felt you could get him out every ball and then recently like you can’t get him out at all. You feel so inferior,” said Anderson. “I have never felt great at any stage. I know that sounds strange. I have always thought ‘how can I get better for the next series?’. That has helped me play for such a long time.”

However, James Anderson got Kohli out seven times in Tests with the batter averaging 43.60 against the pace spearhead as well. The England pacer completely dominated their battles in ODIs as well. He retired as Test cricket’s all-time third-leading wicket-taker behind only Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan with a whopping 704 scalps.

“The way I have loved the sport so much, I would love for there to be people out there that have taken up the game because they have watched me bowl. That people have been entertained by watching me bowl and there are kids or grown-ups who have taken up the art of swing bowling because they have seen me bowl. That would make me so happy,” said James Anderson as quoted by BBC.