<strong>5 best spells by Anil Kumble: India&#8217;s leading wicket taker:</strong> Anil Kumble is a deserving member of the list of legends World cricket has witnessed. The ace Indian leg-spinner had a career that spanned almost two decades. He has 132 Test caps, 271 ODI caps and a total wicket tally of nearly 1000 considering both the formats of the game. He is the only other bowler after Jim Laker to take all 10 wickets in an innings.

It was rated by Wisden as the second best bowling performance in the history of cricket. In a country where batsmen are worshipped, Kumble stood out and earned respect in style in the process going on to become India’s all time leading wicket taker.

Let us revisit some of his glorious spells from the cricket archives.

<strong>5 best spells by Anil Kumble: India&#8217;s leading wicket taker:</strong>

<strong>5. 6/12 v West Indies, Kolkata, 1993:</strong>

On November 27, 1993 Kumble utterly bamboozled West Indies in the final of the Hero Cup at Eden Gardens, taking 6/12 &#8211; an Indian record that stood until last year when allrounder Stuart Binny took 6/4 against Bangladesh. A crowd that Wisden estimated to be nearly 100,000 had thronged Kolkata&#8217;s storied cricket venue in hopes of seeing Mohammad Azharuddin&#8217;s team win the trophy and that is precisely what they got, courtesy Kumble&#8217;s incredible performance. India won by 102 runs and Kumble was a no brainer for the Man of the Match award.

<strong>4. 8/141 &amp; 4/138, v Australia, Sydney, 2004:</strong>

Kumble achieved the fourth-best figures by an Indian in an overseas Test when he took 8/141 in 46.5 overs in Australia&#8217;s first innings of the Sydney Test. On the final day he nearly bowled India to victory with 4 more wickets but Steve Waugh played a fantastic knock to manage a draw for the hosts in his farewell match. The track in Sydney wasn’t very supportive but Kumble bowled his heart out and eventually got just rewards.

<strong>3. 4/25, v South Africa, Mumbai, 1996</strong>

<img loading="lazy" class src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/kumble_a-1869051.jpg" alt="http://static.sportskeeda.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kumble_a-1869051.jpg" width="394" height="320"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text"><em><strong><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/kumble_a-1869051.jpg" target="_blank">(source)</a></strong></em></figcaption>

Kumble played an integral role in India’s victory over South Africa in the final of the Titan Cup against South Africa. Defending 220 India needed something magical from its ace spinner. And didn’t he deliver in style. He first removed Gary Kirsten for 23 and Jonty Rhodes for 6 and later dismissed Pat Symcox for 46 when it seemed an inspired rearguard action could seal South Africa a win. India eventually won by 35 runs and Jumbo was named Man of the Match.

<strong>2. 7/48 &amp; 6/133, v Australia, Chennai, 2004</strong>

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/10/Anil-Kumble-vs-Australia-2004.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-36918" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Anil-Kumble-vs-Australia-2004.jpg" alt="Anil Kumble" width="594" height="432" sizes="(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-36918" class="wp-caption-text">Anil Kumble. (© DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Rain on the final morning ruined all chances of this Test ending in what looked a memorable Indian victory against Pakistan but it takes nothing away from Kumble’s fantastic spell. Australia, who won the first Test in Bangalore, were bowled out for 235 on day one from the strength of 189/2, with Kumble snaring 7/48. In the second, he added six more to help set India a target of 229 with a day to spare. Though the match ended in a draw he was deservedly given the Man of the Match award.

<strong>1. </strong><strong>4/75 &amp; 10/74, v Pakistan, Delhi, 1999</strong>

This would go down as one of the finest performance in cricket history. In February 1999 at the Feroz Shah Kotla, Kumble became just the second bowler, after England’s Jim Laker, to take all ten wickets in a Test innings. After taking 4 wickets in the first innings he just rolled over the Pakistan batting line up in the second. India were 1-0 down in the series and were looking for a comeback and Kumble coming in to bowl after lunch in the second innings just bamboozled the Pakistan team with his rip snorting and vicious spinning deliveries.

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<p><strong>5 best spells by Anil Kumble: India’s leading wicket taker:</strong> Anil Kumble is a deserving member of the list of legends World cricket has witnessed. The ace Indian leg-spinner had a career that spanned almost two decades. He has 132 Test caps, 271 ODI caps and a total wicket tally of nearly 1000 considering both the formats of the game. He is the only other bowler after Jim Laker to take all 10 wickets in an innings.</p>
<p>It was rated by Wisden as the second best bowling performance in the history of cricket. In a country where batsmen are worshipped, Kumble stood out and earned respect in style in the process going on to become India’s all time leading wicket taker.</p>
<p>Let us revisit some of his glorious spells from the cricket archives.</p>
<h4><strong>5 best spells by Anil Kumble: India’s leading wicket taker:</strong></h4>
<h4><strong>5. 6/12 v West Indies, Kolkata, 1993:</strong></h4>
<p class="video-wrap"><amp-youtube data-videoid="EWuVqbM6Knk" layout="responsive" height="375" width="500" data-param-feature="oembed"></amp-youtube></p>
<p>On November 27, 1993 Kumble utterly bamboozled West Indies in the final of the Hero Cup at Eden Gardens, taking 6/12 – an Indian record that stood until last year when allrounder Stuart Binny took 6/4 against Bangladesh. A crowd that Wisden estimated to be nearly 100,000 had thronged Kolkata’s storied cricket venue in hopes of seeing Mohammad Azharuddin’s team win the trophy and that is precisely what they got, courtesy Kumble’s incredible performance. India won by 102 runs and Kumble was a no brainer for the Man of the Match award.</p>
<h4><strong>4. 8/141 &amp; 4/138, v Australia, Sydney, 2004:</strong></h4>
<p class="video-wrap"><amp-youtube data-videoid="UkXSRDzcWng" layout="responsive" height="375" width="500" data-param-feature="oembed"></amp-youtube></p>
<p>Kumble achieved the fourth-best figures by an Indian in an overseas Test when he took 8/141 in 46.5 overs in Australia’s first innings of the Sydney Test. On the final day he nearly bowled India to victory with 4 more wickets but Steve Waugh played a fantastic knock to manage a draw for the hosts in his farewell match. The track in Sydney wasn’t very supportive but Kumble bowled his heart out and eventually got just rewards.</p>
<h4><strong>3. 4/25, v South Africa, Mumbai, 1996</strong></h4>
<figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/kumble_a-1869051.jpg" alt="http://static.sportskeeda.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kumble_a-1869051.jpg" width="394" height="320" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption class="wp-caption-text"><em><strong><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/kumble_a-1869051.jpg" target="_blank">(source)</a></strong></em></figcaption></figure>
<p>Kumble played an integral role in India’s victory over South Africa in the final of the Titan Cup against South Africa. Defending 220 India needed something magical from its ace spinner. And didn’t he deliver in style. He first removed Gary Kirsten for 23 and Jonty Rhodes for 6 and later dismissed Pat Symcox for 46 when it seemed an inspired rearguard action could seal South Africa a win. India eventually won by 35 runs and Jumbo was named Man of the Match.</p>
<h4><strong>2. 7/48 &amp; 6/133, v Australia, Chennai, 2004</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_36918" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-36918" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/10/Anil-Kumble-vs-Australia-2004.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-36918" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Anil-Kumble-vs-Australia-2004.jpg" alt="Anil Kumble" width="594" height="432" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-36918" class="wp-caption-text">Anil Kumble. (© DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Rain on the final morning ruined all chances of this Test ending in what looked a memorable Indian victory against Pakistan but it takes nothing away from Kumble’s fantastic spell. Australia, who won the first Test in Bangalore, were bowled out for 235 on day one from the strength of 189/2, with Kumble snaring 7/48. In the second, he added six more to help set India a target of 229 with a day to spare. Though the match ended in a draw he was deservedly given the Man of the Match award.</p>
<h4><strong>1.&nbsp;</strong><strong>4/75 &amp; 10/74, v Pakistan, Delhi, 1999</strong></h4>
<p class="video-wrap"><amp-youtube data-videoid="_7CjptAaT58" layout="responsive" height="375" width="500" data-param-feature="oembed"></amp-youtube></p>
<p>This would go down as one of the finest performance in cricket history. In February 1999 at the Feroz Shah Kotla, Kumble became just the second bowler, after England’s Jim Laker, to take all ten wickets in a Test innings. After taking 4 wickets in the first innings he just rolled over the Pakistan batting line up in the second. India were 1-0 down in the series and were looking for a comeback and Kumble coming in to bowl after lunch in the second innings just bamboozled the Pakistan team with his rip snorting and vicious spinning deliveries.</p>

<p><strong>5 best spells by Anil Kumble: India&#8217;s leading wicket taker:</strong> Anil Kumble is a deserving member of the list of legends World cricket has witnessed. The ace Indian leg-spinner had a career that spanned almost two decades. He has 132 Test caps, 271 ODI caps and a total wicket tally of nearly 1000 considering both the formats of the game. He is the only other bowler after Jim Laker to take all 10 wickets in an innings.</p>
<p>It was rated by Wisden as the second best bowling performance in the history of cricket. In a country where batsmen are worshipped, Kumble stood out and earned respect in style in the process going on to become India’s all time leading wicket taker.</p>
<p>Let us revisit some of his glorious spells from the cricket archives.</p>
<h4><strong>5 best spells by Anil Kumble: India&#8217;s leading wicket taker:</strong></h4>
<h4><strong>5. 6/12 v West Indies, Kolkata, 1993:</strong></h4>
<p class="video-wrap"><iframe loading="lazy" width="500" height="375" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EWuVqbM6Knk?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>On November 27, 1993 Kumble utterly bamboozled West Indies in the final of the Hero Cup at Eden Gardens, taking 6/12 &#8211; an Indian record that stood until last year when allrounder Stuart Binny took 6/4 against Bangladesh. A crowd that Wisden estimated to be nearly 100,000 had thronged Kolkata&#8217;s storied cricket venue in hopes of seeing Mohammad Azharuddin&#8217;s team win the trophy and that is precisely what they got, courtesy Kumble&#8217;s incredible performance. India won by 102 runs and Kumble was a no brainer for the Man of the Match award.</p>
<h4><strong>4. 8/141 &amp; 4/138, v Australia, Sydney, 2004:</strong></h4>
<p class="video-wrap"><iframe loading="lazy" width="500" height="375" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UkXSRDzcWng?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>Kumble achieved the fourth-best figures by an Indian in an overseas Test when he took 8/141 in 46.5 overs in Australia&#8217;s first innings of the Sydney Test. On the final day he nearly bowled India to victory with 4 more wickets but Steve Waugh played a fantastic knock to manage a draw for the hosts in his farewell match. The track in Sydney wasn’t very supportive but Kumble bowled his heart out and eventually got just rewards.</p>
<h4><strong>3. 4/25, v South Africa, Mumbai, 1996</strong></h4>
<figure style="width: 394px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/kumble_a-1869051.jpg" alt="http://static.sportskeeda.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kumble_a-1869051.jpg" width="394" height="320"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text"><em><strong><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/kumble_a-1869051.jpg" target="_blank">(source)</a></strong></em></figcaption></figure>
<p>Kumble played an integral role in India’s victory over South Africa in the final of the Titan Cup against South Africa. Defending 220 India needed something magical from its ace spinner. And didn’t he deliver in style. He first removed Gary Kirsten for 23 and Jonty Rhodes for 6 and later dismissed Pat Symcox for 46 when it seemed an inspired rearguard action could seal South Africa a win. India eventually won by 35 runs and Jumbo was named Man of the Match.</p>
<h4><strong>2. 7/48 &amp; 6/133, v Australia, Chennai, 2004</strong></h4>
<figure id="attachment_36918" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-36918" style="width: 594px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/10/Anil-Kumble-vs-Australia-2004.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-36918" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Anil-Kumble-vs-Australia-2004.jpg" alt="Anil Kumble" width="594" height="432" sizes="(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-36918" class="wp-caption-text">Anil Kumble. (© DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Rain on the final morning ruined all chances of this Test ending in what looked a memorable Indian victory against Pakistan but it takes nothing away from Kumble’s fantastic spell. Australia, who won the first Test in Bangalore, were bowled out for 235 on day one from the strength of 189/2, with Kumble snaring 7/48. In the second, he added six more to help set India a target of 229 with a day to spare. Though the match ended in a draw he was deservedly given the Man of the Match award.</p>
<h4><strong>1. </strong><strong>4/75 &amp; 10/74, v Pakistan, Delhi, 1999</strong></h4>
<p class="video-wrap"><iframe loading="lazy" width="500" height="375" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_7CjptAaT58?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>This would go down as one of the finest performance in cricket history. In February 1999 at the Feroz Shah Kotla, Kumble became just the second bowler, after England’s Jim Laker, to take all ten wickets in a Test innings. After taking 4 wickets in the first innings he just rolled over the Pakistan batting line up in the second. India were 1-0 down in the series and were looking for a comeback and Kumble coming in to bowl after lunch in the second innings just bamboozled the Pakistan team with his rip snorting and vicious spinning deliveries.</p>

5 best spells by Anil Kumble: India&#039;s leading wicket taker

5 best spells by Anil Kumble: India's leading wicket taker: Anil Kumble is a deserving member of the list of legends World cricket has witnessed. The ace In

5 best spells by Anil Kumble: India&#039;s leading wicket taker

2. 7/48 & 6/133, v Australia, Chennai, 2004

5 best spells by Anil Kumble: India's leading wicket taker