India, June 19 -- The incomparable James Anderson will go down in history as the only bowler who has tasted enormous success against two of Indian cricket's greatest batters, across generations. Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, as legendary as they were, had their vulnerabilities against Anderson. The great Tendulkar, the Master Blaster, got out to Anderson nine times in Tests - the most any bowler had dismissed him, more than Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee - while Kohli lost his wicket to Jimmy seven times. Tendulkar and Kohli, that's a pretty good resume.

Having said that, Anderson bowled to both these giants at very different stages of their careers. Tendulkar had already been around for 17 years when Anderson first squared off against him...