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In 118 Test matches, Kumble has taken 566 wickets at an average of 28.73. Has scored 2,212 runs with one century and four fifties.
Born on Oct 17, 1970 in Bangalore, switched from pace bowling to spin very early due to a jerky action and after his debut aged 19 in 1990 quickly became the pivot around which India began dominating home matches on spin-friendly pitches.
In 118 Test matches, Kumble has taken 566 wickets at an average of 28.73. Has scored 2,212 runs with one century and four fifties.
The third highest wicket-taker in Test history with 566 scalps, behind Australia’s Shane Warne and Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan.
Became only the second bowler in Test history to claim all 10 wickets in a test innings in 1999, emulating England spinner Jim Laker, to bowl India to a series-levelling win over Pakistan in New Delhi.
Adjudged Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1996.
Led India in one one-day match, a four-wicket win over England in 2002.
Showed courage on the 2002 West Indies tour when he braved a broken jaw after being struck while batting to return and dismiss Brian Lara before flying home for surgery.
Retired from one-day cricket early this year after India’s first-round exit from the World Cup in March to finish with 337 wickets at 30.89 from 271 matches.
His 26 caught and bowled wickets are a record in Test cricket
Has a prominent intersection in Bangalore named after him. The honour was conferred on him in 1999.
Happy hunting Grounds
48 wickets in 5 Tests at Ferozeshah Kotla, New Delhi
45 wickets in 6 Tests at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
38 wickets in 7 Tests at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
36 wickets in 7 Tests at PCA Stadium, Mohali
35 wickets in 7 Tests at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
