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Kumble reaches 400 wickets

Last updated on: October 06, 2004 20:51 IST

Anil Kumble reached the milestone of 400 Test wickets after claiming the wicket of Australia's Simon Katich for 81, in the post-tea session on day one of the first Test in Bangalore on Wednesday.

Anil KumbleThe veteran leg spinner, who started the Test on 397 wickets, had earlier claimed the wickets of Damien Martyn (3) and Darren Lehmann (17) in the second session.

Kumble, playing his 85th Test match, now joins former all-rounder Kapil Dev (who took 434 wickets) as the only two Indian bowlers to have reached the milestone.

It was a special moment for Kumble as he reached the milestone in front of his home crowd.

Before the match, he had said he would like to reach the milestone in front of his home fans but would not put himself under unnecessary pressure on that account.

"It would be really nice to get there as soon as possible. I don't want it to linger on for a long time. Hopefully, it will happen here -- but not on the first day as we would like to bat first!

"It would be nice to do it in front of the home crowd, family and friends. I started my cricket career here and it would be nice if it happens here," he added.

Having made his debut against England in 1990, Kumble took his 100th wicket in his 21st Test, 200th in 47th, 300th in 66th and now 400th in his 85th Test.

Performance against each country:
Opponent Tests Balls Mdns Runs Wkts Ave Best 5WI 10WM SR ER
Australia 11 3795 122 1792 64 28.00 8/141 6 1 59.30 47.22
England 13 4370 178 1864 62 30.06 7/115 3 1 70.48 42.65
New Zealand 11 3610 195 1293 50 25.86 6/67 3 1 72.20 35.82
Pakistan 6 1648 67 840 37 22.70 10/74 3 1 44.54 50.97
South Africa 14 4600 192 1743 56 31.13 6/53 2 - 82.14 37.89
Sri Lanka 12 3533 144 1535 46 33.37 7/59 2 1 76.80 43.45
West Indies 13 3354 124 1546 51 30.31 5/30 3 - 65.76 46.09
Zimbabwe 5 1885 95 674 34 19.82 5/63 2 - 55.44 35.76
TOTAL 85 26795 1117 11287 400 28.22 10/74 24 5 66.99 42.12

The 400-wicket club

Bowler M Balls Mdn Runs Wkt Avg Best 5WI 10WI SR Ecn
M Muralitharan 91 31124 1380 12165 532 22.86 9-51 44 13 58.5 2.34
S Warne 112 31490 1478 13425 527 25.47 8-71 27 8 59.7 2.55
C Walsh 132 30019 1144 12688 519 24.44 7-37 22 3 57.8 2.53
G McGrath 97 22860 1145 9509 440 21.61 8-38 24 3 51.9 2.49
Kapil Dev 131 27740 1060 12867 434 29.64 9-83 23 2 63.9 2.78
R Hadlee 86 21918 809 9611 431 22.29 9-52 36 9 50.8 2.63
Wasim Akram 104 22627 871 9779 414 23.62 7-119 25 5 54.6 2.59
C Ambrose 98 22103 1001 8501 405 20.99 8-45 22 3 54.5 2.30
A Kumble 84 26651 1115 11201 397 28.21 10-74 24 5 67.1 2.52