James Anderson (England) – Ricky Ponting (Australia) and Hashim Amla (South Africa)
England pacer James Anderson is a classy swing bowler. He is known as one of the best swing bowlers in international cricket history. In the present time, Anderson only plays the Test cricket in the international career.
Anderson is the leading wicket-taker as an England bowler in international cricket history. After playing 361 international matches, Anderson has picked up 862 wickets with an average of 27.72. Anderson is the most Test wicket-taker as a pace bowler (575 Test wickets).
Talking about his toughest batsman to dismiss, Anderson has once named Ricky Ponting and Hashim Amla. In their 31 meetings in international cricket, Anderson has dismissed Amla only three times. Meanwhile, the right-arm pacer also dismissed the former Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting for seven times out of their 29 international meetings.