DHARAMSALA, India (Reuters) -England's James Anderson became on Saturday only the third bowler, and the first seamer, to claim 700 test wickets, in the fifth and final test against India in Dharamsala.

The 41-year-old, already the most successful fast bowler in test cricket's history, entered his 187th test two wickets short of the 700-mark.

Anderson clean bowled Shubman Gill on Friday and Kuldeep Yadav became his 700th victim on day three of the contest, when the batter fell caught behind.