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Former England pacer Stuart Broad is celebrating his 39th birthday on June 24, 2025. He is among the most successful bowlers from England and is among the only eight players in the world who have scalped more than 800 wickets in international cricket. Broad is just behind his pace counterpart James Anderson in the list of highest wicket-takers for England across all formats of the game.
Stuart Broad has played for England from 2006 to 2023 in his international career. In these 17 years, Broad has played 167 Tests, 121 ODIs, 56 T20Is for England taking 847 wickets in all three formats combined. He was also a part of the England squad that won the T20 World Cup in 2010. He played a pivotal role in England’s triumph taking eight wickets from seven matches, including a Player of the match performance in the semi-final against Sri Lanka.
Over the years, Stuart Broad went on to become a crucial part of England’s bowling lineup in Tests along with James Anderson as the two legendary fast bowlers carried England’s fast-bowling line up in the longest format for almost a decade.
Stuart Broad Career Records
2nd Most Test matches for England: Stuart Broad comes fifth in the list of the players to play most number of Test matches in career and is only behind James Anderson to play most Test matches for England. The fast bowler has played 167 Test matches in his career from 2007 to 2023.
Most wickets for England in Tests: Stuart Broad comes in the elite list of players to take more than 600 wickets in Test cricket. Apart from that, he also comes second in the list of leading wicket takers for England in the longest format. The right-arm pacer has scalped 604 wickets from 167 Test matches in his career.
