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(Stuart Broad Celebrating his 500th Test Wicket Photo Courtesy: Twitter) For all the great things he has achieved, the name Stuart Broad is directly proportional to the iconic moment of Yuvraj Singh hitting him for six sixes in an over at the 2007 T20 World Cup. But on a dull final day of the third Test in Manchester, Broad claimed an incredible milestone of his career. He picked up his 500th Test wicket, joining the league of legends. He is only the fourth pacer to reach the mark after Courtney Walsh, Glenn McGrath and his fellow teammate James Anderson. Just shows us how difficult it is for a fast bowler to take those many wickets. He is also the second quickest to reach the mark, 12 years and 226 days after making his Test debut against McGrath, who got there in 11 years and 251 days since his debut. Achieving this feat was not a cakewalk for Broad. He had his ups and downs. The son of a former England opening batsman, Stuart Broad broke into the international circuit at the age of ...

(England team celebrating  Pic Courtesy: Google) England produced a stellar performance in the second Test to secure a victory by 113 runs and level the series 1-1.  (Jofra Archer Pic Courtesy: Google) West Indies came into the second Test with their tails up after a historic win in the first Test. The hosts, however, got a major setback just before the start of the Test. England were forced to make a change to their pace attack after fast bowler Jofra Archer was omitted for breaching the coronavirus protocols. (Dom Sibley celebrating Pic Courtesy: Google) For the second Test in a row, we had delayed start due to light rain. West Indies won the toss and elected to field first. With over an hour lost in the morning session, the match began with England openers opting a cautious approach. Roston Chase provided the first breakthrough at the stroke of the lunch, with England posting 29/1. Chase removed Zak Crawley for a golden duck as play resumed in the second session. Joe Root g...