India vs Eng 4th Test: Good news for Virat Kohli, THIS English pacer may get a break

At the age of 39, James Anderson has already bowled more number of overs in the first three Tests than any of the Indian seamers has bowled.

The battle between India skipper Virat Kohli and James Anderson may not take place in the fourth Test at The Oval as the veteran England pace bowler could be rested and return only for the fifth Test in Manchester. The quick turnaround in the last three Test matches – to be played within three weeks – is forcing both the teams to rotate bowlers. While India have already made it clear, the English team could also go that way. “What I don’t want to do is break them. We’ve got a lot of cricket in front of us. The Tests are coming thick and fast now. Back-to-back, it is difficult,” said England head coach Chris Silverwood to the media while pointing out the workload of his two new-ball bowlers, Anderson and Ollie Robinson. At the age of 39, Anderson has already bowled more number of overs in the first three Tests than any of the Indian seamers has bowled. He has bowled 116.3 which is just two balls less than Ollie Robinson (116.5), who has bowled the most in the series.