Anil Radhakrishna Kumble (Kannada:ಅನಿಲ್ ರಾಧಾಕೃಷ್ಣ ಕುಂಬ್ಳೆ) (born 17 October 1970 in Bangalore, Karnataka) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-arm leg spin (legbreak googly) bowler and a right-hand batsman. He is currently the leading wicket-taker for India in both Test and One Day International matches. At present he is the third highest wicket-taker in Test cricket and one of only three bowlers to have taken more than 600 Test wickets.
Kumble was appointed the captain of the Indian Test cricket team on 8 November 2007 blank">http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/318897.html. He led India to a 1-0 victory in the three-test home series against Pakistan. He is currently leading the Indian Test team on its tour to Australia for the 2007-08 four-test series of _The Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He succeeds his state team mate Rahul Dravid, who resigned as the captain in September 2007 blank">http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/indvpak/content/story/310880.html. Since his debut in international cricket in April 25, 1990, he has taken over 600 Test wickets and 330 ODI wickets. Although often criticized as not a big _turner of the ball , Kumble is the second highest wicket taker among leg spinners in Test cricket behind leg spinner Shane Warne of Australia and the third of all bowlers after Warne and off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka and has claimed over 600 Test wickets. He is one of only two bowlers in the history of cricket to have taken all 10 wickets in a test innings, the other being Jim Laker of England. Kumble is currently ranked the 5th best bowler in Tests by the International Cricket Council . He was awarded Padma Shri by Government of India in 2005.
