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Kumble equals Kapil Dev's record

December 02, 2004 11:31 IST
Last Updated: December 02, 2004 13:21 IST


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Leg spinner Anil Kumble joined Kapil Dev as India's highest Test wicket-taker by grabbing his 434th scalp on the fifth morning of the second and final Test against South Africa at Kolkata on Thursday.

The 34-year-old Kumble reached the milestone when he had last man Makhaya Ntini caught at slip.

South Africa were bowled out for 222 in their second innings, setting India 117 for victory.

Kumble, who is playing in his 90th Test, is joint fifth on the all-time list of wicket-takers. Kapil Dev played 131 matches.

List of leading Indian Test wicket-takers:
PlayerTestsWicketsAverage
Anil Kumble9043428.18
Kapil Dev13143429.64
Bishan Bedi6726628.71
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar5824229.74
Javagal Srinath6723630.49

Leading wicket-takers in Test cricket:
PlayerMatWAvgBest510SREcon
S Warne11755225.548-7128859.62.57
M Muralitharan9153222.869-51441358.52.34
C Walsh13251924.447-3722357.82.53
G McGrath10346321.708-3824352.02.50
A Kumble9043428.1810-7428666.012.55
Kapil Dev13143429.649-8323263.92.78
R Hadlee8643122.299-5236950.82.63
Wasim Akram10441423.627-11925554.62.59
C Ambrose9840520.998-4522354.52.30
Ian Botham10238328.408-3427456.92.99


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