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The rise and rise of Anil Kumble

Rajneesh Gupta | December 11, 2004

Ace leg spinner Anil Kumble created history on Friday by surpassing Kapil Dev's decade-old record of 434 wickets to become the highest wicket-taker for India in Test cricket.

The 34-year-old Kumble achieved the feat when he had Muhammad Rafique trapped leg before wicket on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh at the Bangabandhu Stadium at Dhaka.

Here is a detailed statistical look at Kumble's impressive bowling career.

Known as: Anil Kumble
Born: 17 October 1970, Bangalore
Type: Right-hand lower order batsman and right-arm leg-break googly bowler
Teams: Karnataka (1989/90-1999/00), India (1990-2004/05),Northamptonshire (1995) & Leicestershire (2000)
First-Class Debut: Karnataka v Hyderabad (Ranji Trophy) at Secunderabad in 1989-90
Test Debut: v England at Manchester in 1990
Best Bowling in an innings: 10-74 v Pakistan at Delhi in 1998-99
Best Bowling in a Test: 14-149 v Pakistan at Delhi in 1998-99
Best Bowling in a series: 27 wickets (in 4 Tests) v Australia in 2004-05 (in India)

  • Performance against each country
  • This is how Kumble got his wickets
  • Kumble's bunnies
  • Kumble in each calendar year
  • Kumble in each country
  • Kumble in each series
  • Batting positions of victims
  • Batting styles of victims
  • Runs scored by victims
  • Wickets per innings
  • Performance result-wise
  • Performance under different captains
  • 5 or more wickets in an innings (28)
  • 10 or more wickets in a match (6)
  • Kumble v Kapil (Match by match)
  • Kumble v Kapil (Tests taken to reach each progressive milestone of 50 wickets)
  • Top 10 Indian bowlers
  • Ahead of Kumble in all Test cricket

    Performance against each country:
    OpponentTestsBallsRunsWktsAveBest5WI10MSRER
    Australia14483623918827.178-1419254.9549.44
    South Africa16543820846631.586-533-82.3938.32
    England13437018646230.067-1153170.4842.65
    West Indies13335415465130.315-303-65.7646.09
    New Zealand11361012935025.866-673172.2035.82
    Sri Lanka12353315354633.377-592176.8043.45
    Pakistan616488403722.7010-743144.5450.97
    Zimbabwe518856743419.825-632-55.4435.76
    Bangladesh18345222.502-45--41.5054.21
    TOTAL91287571227243628.1410-7428665.9542.67

    This is how Kumble got his wickets
    Mode of DismissalHomeAwayTOTAL
    Bowled382563
    Caught in the field13184215
    Caught by keeper17522
    Caught & bowled14923
    Stumped5712
    LBW6734101
    TOTAL272164436

    Kumble's bunnies
    Aravinda de Silva (SL)7 times
    Roshan Mahanama (SL)7 times
    Andrew Hudson (SA)7 times
    Hansie Cronje (SA)7 times
    Ricky Ponting (Aus)7 times
    Adam Gilchrist (Aus)7 times
    Simon Katich (Aus)6 times
    Shane Warne (Aus)6 times
    Adam Parore (NZ)5 times
    Matt Horne (NZ)5 times
    Hashan Tillekeratne (SL)5 times
    Carl Hooper (WI)5 times
    Jonty Rhodes (SA)5 times
    Michael Kasprowicz (Aus)5 times
    Damien Martyn (Aus)5 times

    Kumble in each calendar year
    YearTestsBallsRunsWktsAveBest5WI10WMSRER
    19901360170356.673-10500120.0047.22
    1992413734401725.886-531080.7632.05
    19938284010724623.306-643061.7437.75
    1994719948283325.097-591160.4241.52
    199534341521015.205-811043.4035.02
    1996823379382932.345-671080.5940.14
    199712349415823643.945-1042097.0645.28
    1998518806983619.396-982052.2237.13
    199910349114615427.0610-744264.6541.85
    200039123871232.256-1431076.0042.43
    2001515496842428.507-1152164.5444.16
    200210312613564927.675-302063.8043.38
    2003415457652136.436-1762073.5749.51
    200411342217396626.348-1416251.8450.81
    TOTAL91287571227243628.1410-7428665.9542.67

    Kumble in each country
    GroundTestsBallsRunsWktsAve.Best5WI10WMSRER
    Adelaide2756386942.895-1541-84.0051.06
    Melbourne2626369846.136-1761-78.2558.95
    Sydney27334051233.758-1411161.0855.25
    Total in Australia6211511602940.008-1413172.9354.85
    Dhaka18345222.502-45--41.5054.21
    Total in Bangladesh18345222.502-45--41.5054.21
    GroundTestsBallsRunsWktsAve.Best5WI10WMSRER
    Edgbaston117486186.001-77--174.0049.43
    Headingley1377159722.714-66--53.8642.18
    Lord's2872362940.223-84--96.8941.51
    Old Trafford1360170356.673-105--120.0047.22
    The Oval12701331133.001-105--270.0049.26
    Trent Bridge123498198.001-98--234.0041.88
    Total in England7228710082245.824-66--103.9544.08
    GroundTestsBallsRunsWktsAve.Best5WI10WMSRER
    Ahmedabad519697102825.367-1152170.3236.06
    Bangalore617928333424.506-983-52.7146.48
    Calcutta620718772535.085-621-82.8442.34
    Chennai616487354217.507-485139.2444.60
    Cuttack116232132.001-32--162.0019.75
    Delhi415685853815.3910-743141.2637.31
    Kanpur311144152119.766-672153.0537.25
    Lucknow 13871281111.647-591135.1833.07
    Mohali515706982133.246-811-74.7644.46
    Mumbai WS617746983321.155-901-53.7639.35
    Nagpur411455091828.285-631-63.6144.45
    Total in India4715200622027222.8710-7420555.8840.92
    GroundTestsBallsRunsWktsAve.Best5WI10WMSRER
    Hamilton2737290558.002-124--147.4039.35
    Wellington1412153625.504-83--68.6737.14
    Total in New Zealand311494431140.274-83--104.4538.56
    GroundTestsBallsRunsWktsAve.Best5WI10WMSRER
    Lahore 1265146273.002-146--132.5055.09
    Multan 1417172821.506-721-52.1341.25
    Rawalpindi110171514.204-47--20.2070.30
    Total in Pakistan37833891525.936-721-52.2049.68
    GroundTestsBallsRunsWktsAve.Best5WI10WMSRER
    Bloemfontein1324155438.753-132--81.0047.84
    Cape Town2876315652.503-101--146.0035.96
    Durban2452174534.802-26--90.4038.50
    Johannesburg27082161218.006-531-59.0030.51
    Port Elizabeth2651235458.753-81--162.7536.10
    Total in South Africa9301110953135.326-531-97.1336.37
    GroundTestsBallsRunsWktsAve.Best5WI10WMSRER
    Colombo PSS1470203540.603-108--94.0043.19
    Colombo RPS14322231223.001-223--432.0051.62
    Colombo SSC310805131632.065-871-67.5047.50
    Kandy1---------
    Total in Sri Lanka619829392242.685-871-90.0947.38
    GroundTestsBallsRunsWktsAve.Best5WI10WMSRER
    Bridgetown19644144.001-44--96.0045.83
    Georgetown2295175358.332-145--98.3359.32
    Kingston1394196824.505-1201-49.2549.75
    Port-of-Spain1474213730.435-1041-67.7144.94
    St. John's2300122340.672-93--100.0040.67
    Total in West Indies715597502234.095-1042-70.8648.11
    GroundTestsBallsRunsWktsAve.Best5WI10WMSRER
    Harare25882231022.304-87--58.8037.93
    Total in Zimbabwe25882231022.304-87--58.8037.93
    GroundTestsBallsRunsWktsAve.Best5WI10WMSRER
    Total abroad4413557605216436.908-1418182.6644.64
    Total in India4715200622027222.8710-7420555.8840.92
    Grand Total91287571227243628.1410-7428665.9542.67

    Kumble in each series
    OpponentSeasonTestsBallsRunsWktsAveBest5WI10WMSRER
    England*19901360170356.673-105--120.0047.22
    Zimbabwe*1992-93126694331.333-79--88.6735.34
    South Africa*1992-93415274671825.946-531-84.8330.58
    England1992-93310864162119.816-641-51.7138.31
    Zimbabwe1992-931491160820.005-701-61.3832.59
    Sri Lanka*1993-9438433751328.855-871-64.8544.48
    Sri Lanka1993-9438193171817.617-591145.5038.71
    New Zealand*1993-941300102251.001-34--150.0034.00
    West Indies1994-9538754091331.464-90--67.3146.74
    New Zealand1995-9634341521015.205-811-43.4035.02
    England*19963882334566.803-90--176.4037.87
    Australia1996-971390130914.445-671-43.3333.33
    South Africa1996-9738773871329.774-71--67.4644.13
    South Africa*1996-973932384848.003-40--116.5041.20
    West Indies*1996-97512045761930.325-1042-63.3747.84
    Sri Lanka*1997-982814430586.003-156--162.8052.83
    Sri Lanka1997-983732279646.503-56--122.0038.11
    Australia1997-98311464162318.096-982-49.8336.30
    Zimbabwe*1998-991322129718.434-87--46.0040.06
    New Zealand*1998-992849341937.894-83--94.3340.16
    Pakistan1998-9938654512220.5010-742139.3252.14
    Sri Lanka*1998-991325134433.504-134--81.2541.23
    New Zealand1999-00311863642018.206-672159.3030.69
    Australia*1999-003878450590.002-72--175.6051.25
    South Africa1999-0027122611221.756-1431-59.3336.66
    South Africa*2001-022552244548.803-132--110.4044.20
    England2001-0239974401923.167-1152152.4744.13
    Zimbabwe2001-0228062911618.195-631-50.3836.10
    West Indies*2001-022355174358.002-145--118.3349.01
    England*2002310455041436.004-66--74.6448.23
    West Indies2002-0339203871624.195-301-57.5042.07
    New Zealand2003-042841334937.114-95--93.4439.71
    Australia*2003-04312377102429.588-1413151.5457.40
    Pakistan*2003-0437833891525.936-721-52.2049.68
    Australia2004-05411856852725.377-483143.8957.81
    South Africa2004-0528383411034.106-1311-83.8040.69
    Bangladesh*2004-0518345222.502-45--41.5054.21
    TOTAL91287571227243628.1410-7428665.9542.67

    Batting positions of victims
    Openers#3#4#5#6#7#8#9#10#111-6%7-11%
    7453463844384345352058.4941.51

    Batting styles of victims
    WktsRightLeftRight%Left%
    43632411274.31%25.69%

    Runs scored by victims
    01-2425-4950-8990-99100+150+200+
    51222855352065

    Wickets per innings
    Wickets012345678910
    Innings153424352112113101

    Performance result-wise
     TestsBallsRunsWktsBest5WI10WMAveSRER
    In matches won by India289116365719910-7415318.3845.8140.12
    in matches lost by India2371133479876-704039.9981.7948.91
    In drawn matches391244550911488-1419334.4084.0940.91

    Performance under different captains
    CaptainTestsBallsRunsWktsAve.Best5WI10WMSRER
    Mohammad Azharuddin3611390446717924.9610-7410263.6339.22
    Sachin Tendulkar25772532619733.626-676179.6442.21
    Sourav Ganguly258138376213827.268-14110358.9746.22
    Rahul Dravid515047822235.556-722068.3651.99

    5 or more wickets in an innings (28)
    WktsRunsVsInnsTestVenueSeries
    1074Pak2nd2ndDelhi1998-99
    8141Aus1st4thSydney 2003-04
    748Aus1st2ndChennai2004-05
    759SL2nd1stLucknow 1993-94
    7115Eng1st2ndAhmedabad2001-02
    653SA2nd2ndJohannesburg1992-93
    664Eng2nd2ndChennai1992-93
    667NZ2nd2ndKanpur1999-00
    670Pak1st1stChennai1998-99
    672Pak2nd1stMultan 2003-04
    681Eng2nd1stMohali2001-02
    698Aus1st3rdBangalore1997-98
    6131SA1st1stKanpur2004-05
    6133Aus2nd2ndChennai2004-05
    6143SA1st2ndBangalore1999-00
    6176Aus1st3rdMelbourne2003-04
    530WI1st2ndChennai2002-03
    562Aus2nd2ndKolkata1997-98
    563Zim2nd1stNagpur2001-02
    567Aus2nd1stDelhi1996-97
    570Zim2nd1stDelhi1992-93
    581NZ2nd1stBangalore1995-96
    582NZ1st3rdAhmedabad1999-00
    587SL1st2ndColombo (SSC)1993-94
    590Aus1st4thMumbai WS2004-05
    5104WI1st2ndPort-of-Spain1996-97
    5120WI1st1stKingston1996-97
    5154Aus1st2ndAdelaide2003-04

    10 or more wickets in a match (6)
    WktsRunsVsTestVenueSeries1st2nd
    14149Pak2ndDelhi1998-994-7510-74
    13181Aus2ndChennai2004-057-486-133
    12279Aus4thSydney 2003-048-1414-138
    11128SL1stLucknow 1993-944-697-59
    10134NZ2ndKanpur1999-004-676-67
    10233Eng2ndAhmedabad2001-027-1153-118

    Kumble v Kapil (Match by match)
     Kapil Kumble
    After 10 Tests2953
    After 20 Tests7099
    After 30 Tests124136
    After 40 Tests155168
    After 50 Tests200220
    After 60 Tests240270
    After 70 Tests264319
    After 80 Tests291370
    After 85 Tests303400
    After 90 Tests316434

    Kumble v Kapil (Tests taken to reach each progressive milestone of 50 wickets)
     Kapil Kumble
    50 wickets1610
    100 wickets2521
    150 wickets3934
    200 wickets5047
    250 wickets6555
    300 wickets8366
    350 wickets10077
    400 wickets11585

    Top 10 Indian bowlers
    WktsBowlerTestsBallsRunsAveBestSRER5WI10WM
    436A Kumble91287571227228.1410-7465.9542.67286
    434Kapil Dev131277401286729.659-8363.9246.38232
    266BS Bedi6721364763728.717-9880.3235.75141
    242BS Chandrasekhar5815963719929.758-7965.9645.10162
    236J Srinath6715104719630.498-8664.0047.64101
    189EAS Prasanna4914353574230.388-7675.9440.01102
    185Harbhajan Singh4211447513327.748-8461.8744.84153
    162MH Mankad4414686523632.328-5290.6535.6582
    156S Venkataraghavan5714877563436.128-7295.3737.8731
    151RJ Shastri8015751618540.965-75104.3139.2720

    Ahead of Kumble in all Test cricket
    WktsBowlerForTestsBallsRunsAveBestSRER5WI10WM
    552SK WarneAus117329021410225.558-7159.6042.86288
    532M MuralitharanSL91311241216522.879-5158.5139.084413
    519CA WalshWI132300191268824.457-3757.8442.27223
    463GD McGrathAus103241091004921.708-3852.0741.68243






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