Unique record for Kumble

While claiming seven wickets for 48 runs on the opening day of the second Test between India and Australia, Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble set a unique world record.

The wicket of Shane Warne was the 23rd caught and bowled dismissal for Kumble, which puts him on the top of the tally of bowlers dismissing most batsmen in this fashion in Test cricket.

Kumble was earlier level with Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan with 22 such dismissals.

The following table lists bowlers catching most batsmen off their own bowling:

C&B	Bowler	Country	Total	Tests
23	A Kumble	India	409	86
22	M Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	532	91
20	DL Underwood	England	297	86
19	SK Warne	Australia	532	114
17	R Benaud	Australia	248	63
15	LR Gibbs	West Indies	309	79
15	H Trumble	Australia	141	32
12	HJ Howarth	New Zealand	86	30
11	CV Grimmett	Australia	216	37
11	HJ Tayfield	South Africa	170	37
10	PR Adams	South Africa	134	45
10	G Giffen	Australia	103	31
10	AW Greig	England	141	58
10	RJ Hadlee	New Zealand	431	86