Full name Anil Kumble
Born October 17, 1970, Bangalore, Karnataka
Current age 47 years 190 days
Major teams India, Asia XI, Karnataka, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Surrey
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
132 | 173 | 32 | 2506 | 110* | 17.77 | 6455 | 38.82 | 1 | 5 | 302 | 9 | 60 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
271 | 136 | 47 | 938 | 26 | 10.53 | 1536 | 61.06 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 6 | 85 | 0 |
First-class | 244 | 318 | 61 | 5572 | 154* | 21.68 | 7 | 17 | 120 | 0 | ||||
List A | 380 | 203 | 73 | 1456 | 30* | 11.20 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | ||||
T20s ![]() |
54 | 21 | 17 | 46 | 8 | 11.50 | 59 | 77.96 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
132 | 236 | 40850 | 18355 | 619 | 10/74 | 14/149 | 29.65 | 2.69 | 65.9 | 31 | 35 | 8 |
ODIs ![]() |
271 | 265 | 14496 | 10412 | 337 | 6/12 | 6/12 | 30.89 | 4.30 | 43.0 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
First-class | 244 | 66931 | 29347 | 1136 | 10/74 | 25.83 | 2.63 | 58.9 | 72 | 19 | |||
List A | 380 | 20247 | 14178 | 514 | 6/12 | 6/12 | 27.58 | 4.20 | 39.3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | |
T20s ![]() |
54 | 54 | 1245 | 1389 | 57 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 24.36 | 6.69 | 21.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Test debut | England v India at Manchester, Aug 9-14, 1990 scorecard |
Last Test | India v Australia at Delhi, Oct 29-Nov 2, 2008 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | India v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Apr 25, 1990 scorecard |
Last ODI | Bermuda v India at Port of Spain, Mar 19, 2007 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 1989/90 |
Last First-class | India v Australia at Delhi, Oct 29-Nov 2, 2008 scorecard |
List A debut | 1989/90 |
Last List A | Bermuda v India at Port of Spain, Mar 19, 2007 scorecard |
T20s debut | Gloucestershire v Surrey at Bristol, Jul 24, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore at Durban, Sep 24, 2010 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0/13 | India | v New Zealand | Kowloon | 7 Nov 2010 | Other OD |
0/19, 1* | India | v Pakistan | Kowloon | 6 Nov 2010 | Other OD |
0/38, 1* | RCB | v Super Kings | Durban | 24 Sep 2010 | T20 |
1/13 | RCB | v Lions | Johannesburg | 21 Sep 2010 | T20 |
0/45 | RCB | v Mum Indians | Durban | 19 Sep 2010 | T20 |
1*, 1/25 | RCB | v South Aust | Durban | 17 Sep 2010 | T20 |
1/10 | RCB | v Guyana | Centurion | 12 Sep 2010 | T20 |
0/29 | RCB | v Central D | Pretoria | 7 Sep 2010 | Other T20 |
4/16 | RCB | v Chargers | Mumbai | 24 Apr 2010 | T20 |
1/30, 1* | RCB | v Mum Indians | Mumbai | 21 Apr 2010 | T20 |
No bowler in history won India more Test matches than Anil Kumble, and there probably hasn't been a harder trier either. Like the great tall wristspinners Bill O'Reilly and his own idol BS Chandrasekhar, Kumble traded the legspinner's proverbial yo-yo for a spear, as the ball hacked through the air rather than hanging in it and came off the pitch with a kick rather than a kink. The method provided him stunning success, particularly on Indian soil, where his deliveries burst like packets of water upon the feeblest hint of a crack, and more than one modern-day batsman remarked that there was no more difficult challenge in cricket than handling Kumble on a wearing surface.
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1996