"To go into the company of Wasim and Waqar, and Courtney and Curtly is a huge honour," said Broad after stumps on Tuesday.
"They were four heroes of mine growing up," the 28-year-old son of former England opening batsman Chris Broad added.
"I think it shows the value of partnerships when bowling. Jimmy and I constantly talk on and off the field even though we have played a lot of cricket. I will still ask Jimmy at the end of an over what he thinks," said Broad, now in his 72nd Test.
"We work together really tightly. It's a great feeling to know we have 500 together.
"They were four heroes of mine growing up," the 28-year-old son of former England opening batsman Chris Broad added.
"I think it shows the value of partnerships when bowling. Jimmy and I constantly talk on and off the field even though we have played a lot of cricket. I will still ask Jimmy at the end of an over what he thinks," said Broad, now in his 72nd Test.
"We work together really tightly. It's a great feeling to know we have 500 together.