Milestones await Team India in B'desh

Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan are set for a place among greats, while Sachin Tendulkar will take a crack at another milestone.

Buoyed by the recent series win over the South Africans, Sourav Ganguly's men are all set to travel next doors to Bangladesh with their eyes set on many a Test milestones.

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Bowlers Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan are going to vie for a place in the record books, while batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar will also take a crack at a much-awaited milestone.

Kumble, who recently equalled former captain Kapil Dev's Indian record of 434 Test wickets and is also joint-fifth on the all-time Test-wicket list, would be looking forward to moving up the ladder.

The ever-persistent Kumble, now a veteran of 90 Tests, has silenced critics by claiming 76 wickets in his last 12 Tests — including eight five-wicket hauls — since he made a strong comeback from a long injury-ridden period, in Adelaide in December 2003.

Kumble suffered a career-threatening shoulder injury in 2001 and then a fractured jaw while batting in the West Indies in 2002 and many thought his days were numbered.