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When Anil Kumble had Andrew Strauss snapped by Rahul Dravid, his 150th catch, on the opening day of Lord's Test, the leg spinner achieved a world record of different type against his name.
This was the tenth time Kumble was dismissing a batsman in his nineties - most by any bowler in Test annals. He was previously at level with former teammate Kapil Dev with nine such instances. The accompanying table has the details:
| 90s | Bowler | For | Mts | Wkts |
| 10 | A Kumble | Ind | 116 | 553* |
| 9 | Kapil Dev | Ind | 131 | 434 |
| 6 | MD Marshall | WI | 81 | 376 |
| 6 | M Muralitharan | SL | 113 | 700 |
| 5 | LR Gibbs | WI | 79 | 309 |
| 5 | DL Underwood | Eng | 86 | 297 |
| 5 | RJ Hadlee | NZ | 86 | 431 |
| 5 | IT Botham | Eng | 102 | 383 |
| 5 | B Yardley | Aus | 33 | 126 |
| 5 | SR Waugh | Aus | 168 | 92 |
| 5 | Mushtaq Ahmed | Pak | 52 | 185 |
| 5 | AA Donald | SA | 72 | 330 |
| 5 | WPUJC Vaas | SL | 98 | 319 |
| 5 | AF Giles | Eng | 54 | 143 |
| 5 | MJ Hoggard | Eng | 64 | 240 |
| 5 | Danish Kaneria | Pak | 46 | 198 |
| 5 | SJ Harmison | Eng | 54 | 205 |
...and following is the list of batsmen dismissed in 90s by Kumble:
| Batsman | Score | Venue | Season | How out |
| ME Trescothick (Eng) | 99 | Ahmedabad | 2001-02 | Caught |
| Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) | 97 | Karachi | 2005-06 | LBW |
| AG Prince (SA) | 97 | Johannesburg | 2006-07 | Bowled |
| AJ Strauss (Eng) | 96 | Lord's | 2007 | Caught |
| JH Kallis (SA) | 95 | Bangalore | 1999-00 | Caught |
| GC Smith (SA) | 94 | Cape Town | 2006-07 | Caught |
| PA de Silva (SL) | 93 | Colombo SSC | 1993-94 | Caught |
| CD McMillan (NZ) | 92 | Hamilton | 1998-99 | Caught |
| JN Rhodes (SA) | 91 | Johannesburg | 1992-93 | LBW |
| Abdul Razzaq (Pak) | 90 | Karachi | 2005-06 | Caught |