Babar Azam trolled online for his bad English in James Anderson’s tribute post

Well wishes have been pouring in on social media for veteran James Anderson who retired as the world’s third highest wicket-taker. His last appearance against West Indies came at Lord’s, the venue where Anderson made his Test debut in 2003 when England won the first match of the two-match series by an innings and 114 runs.

Upon Anderson’s retirement, current and former cricketers from various corners of the world took to social media to wish the legendary pacer a great life. Pakistan T20I skipper Babar Azam joined the group and also posted a heartfelt message on Instagram but was trolled for his misworded tribute.

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Babar used the word ‘cutter’ to describe Anderson’s bow instead of ‘swing’. Although the Pakistan skipper changed the words using the edit post function, it was too late.

“It was a privilege to watch your swing Jimmy! The beautiful game will now be without one of its finest. Your incredible service to the game is nothing short of remarkable. Huge respect to you GOAT,” Babar wrote of Anderson, who played his final Test for England on Friday.

Babar replaced “cutter” with “swing” in the edited post, but screenshots of the old version have already gone viral.

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Interestingly, Babar Azam has a decent record against Anderson in the longest format of the game. Playing against each other in six Tests, Babar has an average of 44 and a strike rate of 55.7 against Anderson, who has dismissed the Pakistani batsman twice.

Goodbye, Jimmy!

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They came in their thousands to witness the great fast bowler James Anderson’s final day of Test cricket. Thousands were still at Lord’s long after England had inflicted a huge innings drubbing on the West Indies.

A large crowd gathered outside the Pavilion, hoping to see their hero one last time. A whole generation of England fans had never experienced a period without Anderson in Test cricket, with the 41-year-old’s international career spanning two decades.

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He did as he was asked and walked out to the balcony of the England dressing room.

Anderson then waved goodbye for the final time at the ‘Home of Cricket’, where Lord’s was also the scene of his Test debut in 2003, after Joshua Da Silva became the last of 704 wickets at this level – all with a run that was little changed from his early days.

They came in their thousands to witness the great fast bowler James Anderson’s final day of Test cricket. Thousands were still at Lord’s long after England had inflicted a huge innings drubbing on the West Indies.

A large crowd gathered outside the Pavilion, hoping to see their hero one last time. A whole generation of England fans had never experienced a period without Anderson in Test cricket, with the 41-year-old’s international career spanning two decades.

He did as he was asked and walked out to the balcony of the England dressing room.

Anderson then waved goodbye for the final time at the ‘Home of Cricket’, where Lord’s was also the scene of his Test debut in 2003, after Joshua Da Silva became the last of 704 wickets at this level – all with a run that was little changed from his early days.