Anderson and Muralitharan have troubled India the most when it comes to picking up the maximum wickets at a particular venue. 29 James Anderson at Lord's James Anderson has been a sensation against India at Lord's. In fact, from the five encounters that Anderson has played against India at Lord's, he has picked up a 5 wicket haul in four of them and played a vital role in the victories of the home side. In the last test match played at Lord's between India and England, Anderson picked up yet another 5 wicket haul in the first innings. However, he went wicketless in the second innings which was a major reason for India's victory. In fact, the way things escalated in the match also had James Anderson at centre stage. In England's first innings, Bumrah bowled a flurry of bouncers to James Anderson at top pace which rattled the veteran bowler and it kicked off the needle between the two sides from which India benefited immensely and ultimately pocketed the game. "I got caught off guard a bit because all the batters coming in were saying how slow the pitch was, when it is banged in short, it is really slow. Similarly, when I came out to bat Joe Root said Bumrah is not bowling as quick as he normally does. And then the first ball was 90mph on the money, wasn't it?" Anderson said about his confrontation with bumrah after the match. "After that I have not felt like this, I don't think ever in my career, I felt like he wasn't trying to get me out. He bowled an over that was maybe 10, 11, 12 balls, bowling no ball after no ball, and bowling short. I think he bowled two on the stumps, which I managed to dig out," he added. 29 M Muralitharan at Colombo SSC Despite there being a fair acceptance of the fact that Indian batters are comfortable against spin bowling, Muralitharan was someone who troubled almost every batsman around the world including the Indians. As a result, he picked up 29 wickets in test matches against India at Colombo SSC. (26) Nathan Lyon at Adelaide Oval and (24) Imran Khan at National Stadium Karachi are the other bowlers who picked up heaps of wickets against India at a particular venue.
