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HOME > PLAYERS > Anil Kumble Anil Kumble Born October 17, 1970 Major Teams Karnataka, India Known As Anil Kumble Batting Style Right handed Bowling Style Leg break, googley Test Debut April 1990 against England at Manchester ODI Debut August 1990 against Sri Lanka at Sharjah Profile Anil Kumble is one of the most feared leg-spinners in the world when he gets his length. On February 7th 1999, the tall bowler achieved a feat that had only been managed once before. Against arch-rivals Pakistan in the second Test at Delhi, Kumble took all the ten wickets in the second innings, at a cost of 74 runs. He has taken more than 200 wickets in both one-day and Test cricket and provides a deadly weapon to India's arsenal. Although officially a leg-spinner, it is his well-concealed googly and top-spinning flipper, along with his faster balls, that are his strike weapons rather than the leg-break, which he turns little. He is always economical - a bonus in the one-day game, especially for a spinner - and is also a useful lower-order batsmen. Kumble is now India's leading wicket taker in Test cricket. News Articles India 'squash the Orange' in World Cup warm-up game (2007-03-07) Dhoni readies himself for stand-up act at World Cup (2007-03-06) India's bowling has found depth: Walsh (2007-03-05) Will Brian Lara break the curse of the host in the World Cup? (2007-03-02) Indian team arrives in the West Indies (2007-03-02) Tendulkar hoping to achieve his dream of winning World Cup (2007-03-01) Indian team leaves for World Cup (2007-03-01) World Cup last hurrah for golden oldies (2007-02-28) India hoping for spin magic to do the trick in World Cup (2007-02-26)     ... more news stories Test Statistics   M I No Runs Hs Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting 92 117 22 1550 88 16.31 0 3 40 0   O M R W Ave Best 5w 10w Sr Econ Bowling 4835.5 1196 12371 444 27.86 10/74 28 6 65.3 2.55 One Day Statistics   M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 SR Ct St Batting 260 129 45 897 26 10.67 0 0 62.29 83 0   O M R W Ave Best 4w 5w Sr Econ Bowling 2312.5 105 9927 323 30.73 6/12 8 2 42.9 4.29

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