Anil Kumble, one of India’s greatest Test cricketers and inarguably its most prolific match-winner, announced his retirement here at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Sunday.
The third Test against Australia, which ended in a draw, was Kumble’s 132nd and final game for India, capping a glittering 18-year career. The leg-spinner, who finished with 619 wickets, is one of only three bowlers to have taken more than 600 wickets in the history of Test cricket — Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne, who with Kumble heralded a golden era of spin bowling, the others.
The 38-year-old bowled one last time for India on Sunday evening before taking a lap of honour around the ground, propped up by his team-mates
| Record | Wickets | Average |
|---|---|---|
| India overall | 2015 | 33.94 |
| Kumble’s share | 619 (30.72%) | 29.65 |
| India at home | 998 | 30.26 |
| Kumble’s share | 350 (35.07%) | 24.88 |
| India overseas | 1017 | 37.56 |
| Kumble’s share | 269 (26.45%) | 35.85 |
| In victories | 838 | 22.29 |
| Kumble’s share | 288 (34.37%) | 18.75 |
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