India’s great spinner has made many records in his name. (Photo-Michael Steele/Getty Images)
Anil Kumble Birthday: The bowler who took the most wickets for Team India in Test cricket turned 55 on October 17. This right-arm bowler, who took 10 wickets in an innings of a Test match, has taken more than 1700 wickets in his career. Although this player started his career as a batsman and also scored a century against Pakistan, but after this there was a new turn in his career and he became the great spinner of India.
Anil Kumble had scored a century
Born on 17 October 1970 in Bengaluru, Karnataka Anil Kumble In 1989, while playing for the Indian Under-19 team, he scored a century against Pakistan. In the first test match he played an innings of 113 runs, while in the second test match he scored 76 runs. Although his entry into Team India was as a spinner. He made his debut in international cricket against Sri Lanka in the year 1990. After this he did not look back and made many records in his name. In 2002, despite a broken jaw, Kumble bowled brilliantly against the West Indies.
Took 10 wickets in one innings
Anil Kumble has made almost every Indian record in his name. In the year 1999, he took all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan in Delhi. In December 2001, he became the first spinner for India to take 300 Test wickets at his home ground in Bangalore. Almost a year later, he became the first player to do so in ODI matches.
He played at The Oval in August 2007. glen mcgrath Left behind the record of 563 wickets. Less than a month after his 37th birthday, he was named India’s Test captain for the 2007–08 home series against Pakistan. Kumble ended his career as the third highest Test wicket taker (619) behind his great contemporaries Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne.
Anil Kumble’s performance
Anil Kumble has played 132 test matches for Team India. He has taken 619 wickets in his 236 innings. Apart from this, 2506 runs have been scored with the help of 1 century and 5 half-centuries. Kumble has played 271 ODI matches. In this he has taken 337 wickets. Apart from this, 938 runs have come from his bat. Anil Kumble has taken more than 1700 wickets in his career. Apart from this, he is the fourth bowler in the world and first in India in terms of taking most wickets in Test cricket.