NEW DELHI: Age is just a number.

Englands veteran pacer James Anderson is showing the said expressions true nowadays.

The 40-year-old, who seems aging like a great red wine, has actually restored World No.

1 spot in the most recent ICC Test rankings for bowlers on Wednesday.Anderson is back to the top of the Test rankings for the 6th time in his renowned career.At 40 years and 207 days, Anderson has knocked Australian paceman Pat Cummins off his four-year perch to end up being the earliest gamer to top the Test rankings.Anderson, who has taken more Test wickets than any other quick bowler in history, played a key role in Englands 267-run success over New Zealand in recentlys very first Test in Mount Maunganui.

It was Englands 10th win in 11 Tests.His 7 wickets versus the Kiwis took his profession total to 682.

And for the very first time because his first series in 2003 Andersons average is now below 26.

Anderson shows no sign of losing his edge either and because turning 35 he has taken 202 wickets in 56 Tests at approximately 20.56.

The previous oldest gamer to top the ICC Test rankings was Australian leg-spinner Clarrie Grimmett in 1936.

Anderson will be back alongside strike partner Stuart Broad in the second Test which begins in Wellington on Thursday.The duo became the most lethal bowling collaboration in Test history in the first Test against New Zealand with their 1,009 wickets from 113 matches together moving them past the previous record of 1,001 in between Australias Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne.(With inputs from Reuters)