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Who is the second bowler to take the whole 10 wickets in an innings ?
Who is the second bowler to take the whole 10 wickets in an innings ?
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In 1999, Anil Kumble became only the second
spinner in Test match history to take all ten wickets in a single inning.
On February 7, 1999. During the second Test of the two-match series against
Pakistan at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi, currently known as Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, he achieved the feat.
In the match, India set Pakistan a 420-run total, and the visitors got off to a good start with openers
Shahid Afridi and Saeed Anwar putting on 101 runs for the first wicket.
Kumble entered the attack and wreaked havoc on Pakistan's batting line-up. In the 25th over, the spinner, also known as 'Jumbo,' removed Afridi.
India proceeded to take wickets through Kumble after dismissing the right-handed batter, and Pakistan was reduced to 128/6 in no time. Kumble then continued to take wickets at regular intervals, eventually removing
Wasim Akram in the 61st over for his tenth wicket.
With this performance, India won by 212 runs, and Kumble joined
England's Jim Laker as the first bowler to take all ten wickets in a single Test inning. Kumble bowled 10/74 in 26.3 overs to finish with stats of 10/74.
In 2008, Kumble, a cricket icon, announced his retirement from international cricket. In the longest format of the game,
he finished with 619 wickets.
He has the third-highest amount of Test wickets (619), trailing only
Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka (800) and Shane Warne of Australia (708).
