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Anil Kumble

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Anil Kumble (; born 17 October 1970) is a former Indian cricketer, captain, coach and commentator who played Test and One Day International cricket for his national team over an international career of 18 years. A right-arm leg spin bowler, regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in cricket history, he took 619 wickets in Test cricket and was the third-highest wicket taker of all time at the time of his retirement in 2008. Born in Bangalore, Mysore State (now Karnataka), Kumble developed an early interest in cricket as he grew up watching players like B. S. Chandrasekhar before becoming a full-fledged cricketer. He made his first-class debut at the age of 19 while representing Karnataka. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Anil Kumble is the 41st most popular cricketer (down from 22nd in 2024), the 1,434th most popular biography from India (down from 1,191st in 2019) and the 16th most popular Indian Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Anil Kumble ranks 41 out of 136. Before him are Brian Lara, Younis Khan, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ian Chappell, Richie Benaud, and Allan Border. After him are Rashid Khan, Usman Khawaja, Alastair Cook, Wasim Akram, David Miller, and Shahid Afridi.

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Among people born in 1970, Anil Kumble ranks 1,149. Before him are Matt Flynn, Arlene Foster, Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, Harjit Sajjan, Vadim Bogiev, and Pierre Lueders. After him are Zen Gesner, Jason Stoltenberg, Susan Tedeschi, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Will Chase, and Mike Burns.

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In India

Among people born in India, Anil Kumble ranks 1,435 out of 1,861. Before him are Tamilisai Soundararajan (1961), Premlata Agrawal (null), Anupama Deshpande (1953), Aditya Pancholi (1965), Dhanush (1983), Namitha (1981), and Harjit Sajjan (1970). After him are Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (1970), Tapan Kumar Pradhan (1972), Varun Dhawan (1987), Neeraj Chopra (1997), and Sarabjit Singh (1963).

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Among CRICKETERS In India

Among cricketers born in India, Anil Kumble ranks 16. Before him are K. L. Rahul (1992), Rohit Sharma (1987), Bishan Singh Bedi (1946), Syed Kirmani (1949), Rahul Dravid (1973), and Sourav Ganguly (1972). After him are Virender Sehwag (1978), Mithali Raj (1982), Diana Edulji (1956), Yuvraj Singh (1981), Cheteshwar Pujara (1988), and Axar Patel (1994).

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