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Anil Kumble has been an inspiration for budding spinners around the world and the former Indian cricketer who had the audacity to play with a broken jaw, bowl 14 overs and take the prized wicket of another all-time great Brian Lara, is arguably the greatest leg-spinner that India has ever produced.
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Anil Kumble: 10 Staggering Records Held By ‘The Milestone Man’
Kumble holds the record for registering a 10-wicket haul in a single inning of a test match, the only second bowler to do this after Jim Laker.
Anil Kumble hold the record for most number of Test wickets (619) by Indian and third overall, behind Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Shane Warne (708)
He also holds the record of most number of International wickets (956) by Indian and third overall, behind Muttiah Muralitharan (1347) and Shane Warne (1001).
When it comes to records held by Anil Kumble, his record for claiming the most wickets in a calendar year in ODIs by an Indian is still unbeaten, with 61 wickets in 1996.
He has taken 56 wickets in Sharjah Cricket Stadium, an Indian record for taking most ODI wickets on a particular ground.
Anil Kumble also holds the record of bowling a staggering 40850 balls in entire Test career, the highest for an Indian and the second highest overall.
He has taken 35 five-wicket hauls as well as 8 ten-wicket hauls in Tests and 2 ODI five-wicket hauls, the most explicit tally by an Indian cricketer.
In a match against Zimbabwe in 1998, Anil Kumble took his 200th ODI scalp, and became the first ever spinner to claim 200 wickets in the format.
When it comes to maximum caught and bowled dismissals in tests, Anil Kumble still leads the tally with 25 such occasions.