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Kumble equals Kapil Dev's record

Last updated on: December 02, 2004 13:21 IST
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Leg spinner Anil Kumble joined Kapil Dev as India's highest Test wicket-taker by grabbing his 434th scalp on the fifth morning of the second and final Test against South Africa at Kolkata on Thursday.

The 34-year-old Kumble reached the milestone when he had last man Makhaya Ntini caught at slip.

South Africa were bowled out for 222 in their second innings, setting India 117 for victory.

Kumble, who is playing in his 90th Test, is joint fifth on the all-time list of wicket-takers. Kapil Dev played 131 matches.

List of leading Indian Test wicket-takers:

Player Tests Wickets Average
Anil Kumble 90 434 28.18
Kapil Dev 131 434 29.64
Bishan Bedi 67 266 28.71
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar 58 242 29.74
Javagal Srinath 67 236 30.49

Leading wicket-takers in Test cricket:

Player Mat W Avg Best 5 10 SR Econ
S Warne 117 552 25.54 8-71 28 8 59.6 2.57
M Muralitharan 91 532 22.86 9-51 44 13 58.5 2.34
C Walsh 132 519 24.44 7-37 22 3 57.8 2.53
G McGrath 103 463 21.70 8-38 24 3 52.0 2.50
A Kumble 90 434 28.18 10-74 28 6 66.01 2.55
Kapil Dev 131 434 29.64 9-83 23 2 63.9 2.78
R Hadlee 86 431 22.29 9-52 36 9 50.8 2.63
Wasim Akram 104 414 23.62 7-119 25 5 54.6 2.59
C Ambrose 98 405 20.99 8-45 22 3 54.5 2.30
Ian Botham 102 383 28.40 8-34 27 4 56.9 2.99

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