Kumble equals Kapil Dev's world record

The ace Indian spinner shares the record of dismissing most batsmen in 90s, writes Rajneesh Gupta.

Anil Kumble, by dismissing Graeme Smith on Friday, equalled a world record of different sort. This was the ninth occasion when Kumble dismissed a batsman in nervous 90s. He now shares the record of dismissing most batsmen in 90s alongwith another Indian Kapil Dev.

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Bowlers who have dismissed most batsmen in 90s:

Number	Bowler	Team	Tests
9	Kapil Dev	India	131
9	Anil Kumble	India	113
6	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies	81
6	M Muralitharan	West Indies	110

Kumble seems to have a liking for South African batsmen as four of his victims are from that country only.

Batsmen who were Kumble's victims in the 90s

#	Batsman	Team	Score	Venue	Season	How
1	JN Rhodes	South Africa	91	Johannesburg	1992-93	lbw
2	PA de Silva	Sri Lanka	93	Colombo SSC	1993-94	c Azharuddin
3	CD McMillan	New Zealand	92	Hamilton	1998-99	c BKV Prasad
4	JH Kallis	South Africa	95	Bangalore	1999-00	c W Jaffer
5	ME Trescothick	England	99	Ahmedabad	2001-02	c D Dasgupta
6	Mohammad Yousuf	Pakistan	97	Karachi	2005-06	lbw
7	Abdur Razzaq	Pakistan	90	Karachi	2005-06	c Yuvraj Singh
8	AG Prince	South Africa	97	Johannesburg	2006-07	bowled
9	GC Smith	South Africa	94	Cape Town	2006-07	c V Sehwag