Birmingham Test: Stuart Broad's the shinning light of our family, says father Ch
England's Broad celebrates the wicket of WI's Shane Dowrich during Day Three at Birmingham on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images
Chris Broad hailed the "monumental achievement" of son Stuart after he overtook Sir Ian Botham to climb into second place in England's all-time list of Test wicket-takers. Nottinghamshire bowler Stuart Broad moved on to 384 international dismissals — one ahead of Botham — on Saturday as England thrashed West Indies inside three days in the first Test at Edgbaston. He now has only teammate James Anderson (492) in front of him. Speaking to BBC Five Live's Sportsweek programme, former England batsman Chris Broad said: "I'm immensely proud. He's been a shining light in the family for his career since he first started. We're all very proud of his achievement and to get to a person like Ian Botham and his record is a monumental achievement. When he's bowling, he just looks a dream."
Chris Broad
Father Chris believes Broad, 31, will continue giving batsmen headaches for the foreseeable future. "You look at Jimmy Anderson, you look at Stuart, they are as fit now as they were when they were 21-year-olds," he added.
"Fitness is not going to be an issue for either of these bowlers in ending their careers. It'll be about form, losing that little bit of extra zip and not taking wickets.
"As long as both of those bowlers — Jimmy I thought looked fantastic (on Saturday), and in fact throughout the game — continue to hold on to that nip, that little bit of zip off the pitch, and stay fit, then they can go on for as long as they want," he added.
Chris, 59, also revealed that his son had a few drinks with Botham after surpassing the 61-year-old's wicket total. "Well, I know what Ian Botham's quiet drinks are like, but hopefully it didn't end up like that (on Saturday night)."
384 No. of wickets Stuart Broad has taken to become England's second-highest Test wicket-taker. Only pacer James Anderson (492) is in front of him
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