Anil Kumble (born 17 October 1970 in Bangalore, Karnataka) is a former Indian cricketer and captain of the Indian Test cricket team. He is a right-arm leg spin (legbreak googly) bowler and a right-hand batsman. He is currently the leading wicket-taker for India in both Test and One Day International matches. At present he is the third highest wicket-taker in Test cricket and one of only three bowlers to have taken more than 600 Test wickets. Kumble has had success bowling with other spinners, notably Venkatapathy Raju and Rajesh Chauhan in the 1990s and Harbhajan Singh since 2000.
Personal information:
| Full name | Anil Radhakrishnan Kumble |
| Born | 17 October 1970 (1970-10-17) (age 39)Bangalore, India |
| Nickname | Jumbo |
| Batting style | Right-hand |
| Bowling style | Right-arm leg break |
| Role | Bowler and Test captain |
International information:
| National side | India |
| Test debut | 9 August 1990 v England |
| ODI debut | 25 April 1990 v Sri Lanka |
Career statistics:
| Competition | Test | ODI |
| Matches | 132 | 271 |
| Runs scored | 2,506 | 938 |
| Batting average | 17.77 | 10.53 |
| 100s/50s | 1/5 | 0/0 |
| Top score | 110* | 26 |
| Balls bowled | 40,850 | 14,496 |
| Wickets | 619 | 337 |
| Bowling average | 29.65 | 30.89 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 35 | 2 |
| 10 wickets in match | 8 | n/a |
| Best bowling | 10/74 | 6/12 |
| Catches/stumpings | 60/– | 85/– |
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