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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Anil Kumble is the 40th most popular cricketer (down from 21st in 2019), the 1,416th most popular biography from India (down from 1,191st in 2019) and the 15th most popular Indian Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Anil Kumble ranks 40 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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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Anil Kumble ranks 971. Before him are Margarete Schramböck, Tony Vidmar, Matt Flynn, Arlene Foster, Harjit Sajjan, and Vadim Bogiev. 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 1,416 out of 1,861. Before him are Dolly Guleria (1949), 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), Vani Bhojan (1988), and Aishwarya Rajesh (1990).

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Among CRICKETERS In India

Among cricketers born in India, Anil Kumble ranks 15. Before him are Mohammed Shami (1990), K. L. Rahul (1992), 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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