London, March 12 -- England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairperson Richard Thomson lauded 41-year-old pacer James Anderson for completing 700 wickets in Test cricket and becoming the first pacer to do so, saying that this particular milestone will never be touched by any other pacer again.

England's ageless pace wonder recently completed 700 Test wickets during the series against India which concluded recently. The veteran picked up 10 wickets across four matches in the series.

In a video posted by ECB, Thomson said that it is very rare to witness a piece of history play out which will stay unbroken. He also lauded Anderson for leaving an "extraordinary" legacy behind him as a pacer who is still going strong after 22 years.

"It is v...