Anil Kumble on Thursday became the third bowler in Test history to complete 600 wickets when he had Andrew Symonds caught by Rahul Dravid. We take a look at Jumbo's Test career:
Kumble against each opponent
| Opponent | Mts | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Best | Avg | Econ | SR | 5WI | 10WM |
| v Australia | 17 | 933.3 | 160 | 2873 | 105 | 8-141 | 27.36 | 3.07 | 53.34 | 10 | 2 |
| v Bangladesh | 4 | 81.1 | 21 | 248 | 15 | 4-55 | 16.53 | 3.05 | 32.47 | 0 | 0 |
| v England | 19 | 1072.2 | 258 | 2815 | 92 | 7-115 | 30.59 | 2.62 | 69.93 | 4 | 1 |
| v New Zealand | 11 | 601.4 | 195 | 1293 | 50 | 6-67 | 25.86 | 2.14 | 72.20 | 3 | 1 |
| v Pakistan | 15 | 814.2 | 185 | 2590 | 81 | 10-74 | 31.97 | 3.18 | 60.32 | 5 | 2 |
| v South Africa | 19 | 1040.2 | 246 | 2430 | 80 | 6-53 | 30.37 | 2.33 | 78.03 | 3 | 0 |
| v Sri Lanka | 15 | 727.2 | 173 | 1909 | 66 | 7-59 | 28.92 | 2.62 | 66.15 | 4 | 2 |
| v West Indies | 17 | 782.1 | 174 | 2204 | 74 | 6-78 | 29.78 | 2.81 | 63.42 | 4 | 0 |
| v Zimbabwe | 7 | 370.1 | 108 | 859 | 38 | 5-63 | 22.6 | 2.32 | 58.45 | 2 | 0 |
| Home | 59 | 3268.5 | 865 | 8183 | 343 | 10-74 | 23.85 | 2.50 | 57.19 | 25 | 7 |
| Away | 65 | 3154.1 | 655 | 9038 | 258 | 8-141 | 35.03 | 2.86 | 73.35 | 10 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 124 | 6423 | 1520 | 17221 | 601 | 10-74 | 28.65 | 2.68 | 64.12 | 35 | 8 |
Kumble's modes of dismissals
| Dismissals | % | |
| Bowled | 93 | 15.47 |
| Caught by keeper | 30 | 4.99 |
| Caught in the field | 274 | 45.59 |
| Caught & bowled | 32 | 5.32 |
| LBW | 150 | 24.95 |
| Stumped | 22 | 3.66 |
| TOTAL | 601 | (100%) |
Kumble's career progress
(in chunks of 25 matches)
| Tests | Wkts | Avg | 5WI | 10WM | Wkts/Mt |
| 1-25 | 113 | 25.65 | 6 | 1 | 4.52 |
| 26-50 | 107 | 31.15 | 6 | 0 | 4.28 |
| 51-75 | 126 | 26.73 | 8 | 3 | 5.04 |
| 76-100 | 139 | 28.60 | 11 | 4 | 5.56 |
| 101-124* | 116 | 31.43 | 4 | 0 | 4.83 |
Kumble under various captains
| Mts | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Best | Avg | Econ | SR | 5WI | 10WM | |
| M Azharuddin | 36 | 1898.2 | 513 | 4467 | 179 | 10-74 | 24.95 | 2.35 | 63.63 | 10 | 2 |
| SC Ganguly | 31 | 1673.3 | 392 | 4690 | 167 | 8-141 | 28.08 | 2.80 | 60.12 | 11 | 4 |
| R Dravid | 25 | 1198.1 | 240 | 3668 | 116 | 6-72 | 31.62 | 3.06 | 61.97 | 5 | 1 |
| SR Tendulkar | 25 | 1287.3 | 307 | 3261 | 97 | 6-67 | 33.61 | 2.53 | 79.63 | 6 | 1 |
| A Kumble | 6 | 306 | 56 | 959 | 35 | 5-60 | 27.4 | 3.13 | 52.45 | 2 | 0 |
| V Sehwag | 1 | 59.3 | 12 | 176 | 7 | 5-89 | 25.14 | 2.95 | 51.00 | 1 | 0 |
Kumble as captain, and player
| Mts | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Best | Avg | Econ | SR | 5WI | 10WM | |
| As a captain | 6 | 306 | 56 | 959 | 35 | 5-60 | 27.40 | 3.13 | 52.45 | 2 | 0 |
| As a player | 118 | 6117 | 1464 | 16262 | 566 | 10-74 | 28.73 | 2.65 | 64.84 | 33 | 8 |
Kumble in each match innings
| Mts | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Best | Avg | Econ | SR | 5WI | 10WM | |
| 1st match innings | 67 | 2010 | 442 | 5440 | 166 | 7-48 | 32.77 | 2.70 | 72.65 | 10 | 3 |
| 2nd match innings | 55 | 1781.2 | 417 | 4606 | 160 | 8-141 | 28.78 | 2.58 | 66.80 | 8 | 5 |
| 3rd match innings | 73 | 1868 | 435 | 5257 | 185 | 7-59 | 28.41 | 2.81 | 60.58 | 12 | 4 |
| 4th match innings | 33 | 763.4 | 226 | 1918 | 90 | 10-74 | 21.31 | 2.51 | 50.91 | 5 | 4 |
Kumble in won / lost / drawn matches
| Mts | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Best | Avg | Econ | SR | 5WI | 10WM | |
| in WON matches | 41 | 2052.3 | 541 | 5138 | 279 | 10-74 | 18.41 | 2.50 | 44.13 | 20 | 5 |
| in LOST matches | 30 | 1596.5 | 277 | 4772 | 120 | 6-70 | 39.76 | 2.98 | 79.84 | 5 | 0 |
| in DRAWN matches | 52 | 2761.4 | 701 | 7269 | 200 | 8-141 | 36.34 | 2.63 | 82.85 | 10 | 3 |
Fastest to 600 wickets
| Test# | |
| M Muralitharan | 101st |
| Anil Kumble | 124th |
| Shane Warne | 126th |
