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Anil Kumble: India's greatest bowler

A bespectacled Anil Kumble picks up 6 for 53 , five of them clean bowled, in his fourth Test against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1992
A bespectacled Anil Kumble picks up 6 for 53 , five of them clean bowled, in his fourth Test against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1992•Mike Hewitt/Getty Images
Kapil Dev and Kumble meet the press while on a visit to LK Advani, the then Indian home minister, who congratulated Kumble after he entered the history books for capturing all 10 wickets in an innings against Pakistan at Delhi in 1999
Kapil Dev and Kumble meet the press while on a visit to LK Advani, the then Indian home minister, who congratulated Kumble after he entered the history books for capturing all 10 wickets in an innings against Pakistan at Delhi in 1999•Sena Vidanagama/AFP
Kumble with a trophy topped by the ball he used to capture his 300th Test wicket
Kumble with a trophy topped by the ball he used to capture his 300th Test wicket•Indranil Mukherjee/AFP
Gets a chance to play the second Test against Australia in 2004 after Harbhajan Singh is injured and picks up five wickets in the first innings to make a strong comeback
Gets a chance to play the second Test against Australia in 2004 after Harbhajan Singh is injured and picks up five wickets in the first innings to make a strong comeback •Hamish Blair/Getty Images
Kumble celebrates his 400th Test wicket with his team-mates
Kumble celebrates his 400th Test wicket with his team-mates•Hamish Blair/Getty Images
Chaminda Vaas caught Harbhajan bowled Kumble. Kumble's 478th wicket as he bags a 10-wicket haul to bowl India to victory against Sri Lanka at Delhi in his 99th Test .
Chaminda Vaas caught Harbhajan bowled Kumble. Kumble's 478th wicket as he bags a 10-wicket haul to bowl India to victory against Sri Lanka at Delhi in his 99th Test .•Prakash Singh/AFP
Anil Kumble with Rajesh Chauhan and Venkatapathy Raju - the trio who ripped England apart in the 1992-93 home series. Kumble picks up 21 wickets in 3 Tests
Anil Kumble with Rajesh Chauhan and Venkatapathy Raju - the trio who ripped England apart in the 1992-93 home series. Kumble picks up 21 wickets in 3 Tests•Ben Radford/Getty Images
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Kumble, often derided for being ineffective in away Tests, takes 7 for 159 in the third Test against England at Headingley in August 2002
Kumble, often derided for being ineffective in away Tests, takes 7 for 159 in the third Test against England at Headingley in August 2002•Paul McGregor/ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Kumble delivers one of his best performances, taking 24 wickets over three Tests as India draw the series in Australia
Kumble delivers one of his best performances, taking 24 wickets over three Tests as India draw the series in Australia•Hamish Blair/Getty Images
Kumble celebrates his 434th Test wicket, equalling Kapil Dev's record, against South Africa at Kolkata in December 2004
Kumble celebrates his 434th Test wicket, equalling Kapil Dev's record, against South Africa at Kolkata in December 2004•Deshakalyan Chowdhury/AFP
Kumble is the centre of a congratulatory Indian team group hug to celebrate the 300th wicket
Kumble is the centre of a congratulatory Indian team group hug to celebrate the 300th wicket•ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Kumble's seven-wicket haul at Headingly helps India win by an innings and 46 runs and level the series
Kumble's seven-wicket haul at Headingly helps India win by an innings and 46 runs and level the series•Paul McGregor/ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Kumble bags his 400th Test wicket, Simon Katich, in Bangalore
Kumble bags his 400th Test wicket, Simon Katich, in Bangalore•Hamish Blair/Getty Images
Anil Kumble gets number 435, claiming Mohammad Rafique's wicket at Dhaka in December 2004
Anil Kumble gets number 435, claiming Mohammad Rafique's wicket at Dhaka in December 2004•Getty Images