Top 5 Indian test wicket-takers (Part 1)
Over the years of international cricket, the world has seen some world class batsmen from the land of India. However, the Indian’s have also produced some world class bowlers as well. Today, if one views the best ever or top 5 test wicket-takers among Indian
bowlers, one will not forget to mention names like Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev, Harbhanjan Singh, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bhagwath-Subramanya-Chandrasekhar-c47929. These Indian bowlers are by far the top 5 Indian bowlers in terms of both technique and wickets.
The reason for picking out the best 5 test wicket-takers is the mere fact that test bowlers have a greater deal of patience, skill to set-up a batsmen, consistency and wicket-taking ability. Test cricket is considered to be the highest form of international
cricket; in the longer version of the game a bowler’s ability to bowl from all angles is put into a test of the toughest kind.
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Veteran Indian leg spin bowler Anil Kumble is worthy of number 1 position among the Indian top 5 bowlers, mainly for his massive 619 test wickets, and the variety he brings into bowling, making him a vital wicket-taker or partnership breaker. Kumble surely
has been a match-winner in his 18-year long test career. The veteran is known for his “leg-break googly”, which has troubled international batsmen throughout his career. His deceptive bowling variation through the air and off the pitch makes his leg-break
a bit difficult to read.
Kumble, who is often criticised at the international arena for not being a big “turner” of the cricket ball, is one the three bowlers to succeed 600 wickets. He is the second leg-spinner to take 600 wickets after Australian leg-spin bowler Shane Warne. Before
Warne’s record, Sri Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Muttiah-Muralitharan-c78157 was the first bowler to reach the 600 test wicket milestone.
The veteran Indian bowler made his debut in test cricket in 1990 against England, as his 18-year career came to an end against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in October of 2008. He is well known for his unorthodox bowling style, not to forget, his flippers which are at times
unplayable. Second to Erapalli Prasanna, Kumble is the second fastest Indian bowler to take 100 wickets in test cricket. During the later part of his career, the Indian veteran came up with yet another potent weapon to his armoury, a googly or wrong one, which
is reportedly delivered with a more orthodox grip and worked upon, using a tennis ball in the practice session.
In 132 test matches played by the veteran, he has bowled a total of 40,850 balls, out of which around 619 balls resulted in wickets. Kumble’s massive number of 619 wickets came at an average of 29.65, keeping in mind his 35 five wicket hauls, and dropping
8 times 10 wickets in a match. His bowling best is 10 for 74 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, even though, arguably considered as a controversial match, the veteran still holds the world record of ten wickets in a single innings of a test match.
Kapil Dev
Second in line to Kumble, is veteran fast bowler and former Indian skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kapil-Dev-c70234. The right-arm fast bowler deserves to be the second best or wicket-taker, based on his 434 test wickets, his ability to move and seam the ball. Dev is known as the finest
all-rounder bowler and batsman Indian cricket has ever produced, he also led the team to their finest triumph of the 1983 World Cup. Dev’s full name is http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
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