India - England Test Kumble first Indian to take 500 Test wickets

Of the 500 wickets, Kumble, with his accuracy, has taken a big majority of wickets, 316 in 55 Tests at home and 185 in 50 matches on foreign soil.

Kumble, a mechanical engineer, has worked tirelessly over the years, overcoming a variety of injuries that at times ruled him out of the game for months together.

Of the nine countries that Kumble has played against, he has claimed 88 wickets in 14 Tests against Australia. And in 15 Tests against England, he has bagged 69 wickets.

In 264 one-day internationals, Kumble has captured 329 wickets at an average of 30.76. He has also taken four wickets in innings eight times and five-wicket hauls on two occasions.

One of India's biggest match winners, Kumble's forte is his nagging accuracy and the ability to bowl on the dot again and again that often frustrates batsmen to play indiscreet shots and lose their wickets. He is not a big turner of the ball like Warne.

The highlight of Kumble's 16-year Test career was his 10-wicket haul that he snared in Pakistan's second innings to spin India to a famous win at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground in New Delhi in February 1999.

It was - and still is - only the second instance in the 128-year Test history when a bowler had captured all 10 scalps in an innings.

The only other instance was in 1956 when England's Jim Laker performed the feat against Australia in Manchester.

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