While claiming seven wickets for 48 runs on the opening day of the second Test between India and Australia, Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble set a unique world record.
The wicket of Shane Warne was the 23rd caught and bowled dismissal for Kumble, which puts him on the top of the tally of bowlers dismissing most batsmen in this fashion in Test cricket.
Kumble was earlier level with Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan with 22 such dismissals.
The following table lists bowlers catching most batsmen off their own bowling:
|
C&B |
Bowler |
Country |
Total |
Tests |
|
23 |
A Kumble |
India |
409 |
86 |
|
22 |
M Muralitharan |
Sri Lanka |
532 |
91 |
|
20 |
DL Underwood |
England |
297 |
86 |
|
19 |
SK Warne |
Australia |
532 |
114 |
|
17 |
R Benaud |
Australia |
248 |
63 |
|
15 |
LR Gibbs |
West Indies |
309 |
79 |
|
15 |
H Trumble |
Australia |
141 |
32 |
|
12 |
HJ Howarth |
New Zealand |
86 |
30 |
|
11 |
CV Grimmett |
Australia |
216 |
37 |
|
11 |
HJ Tayfield |
South Africa |
170 |
37 |
|
10 |
PR Adams |
South Africa |
134 |
45 |
|
10 |
G Giffen |
Australia |
103 |
31 |
|
10 |
AW Greig |
England |
141 |
58 |
|
10 |
RJ Hadlee |
New Zealand |
431 |
86 |
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