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As of April 2020, who among the following is the highest wicket taker in test cricket among Indian cricketers?

As of April 2020, who among the following is the highest wicket taker in test cricket among Indian cricketers? Correct Answer Anil Kumble

The correct answer is Anil Kumble.

  • Anil Kumble is a former Indian captain of Tests and ODIs. He was a former skipper and India’s ace leg-spinner.
  • He is the only third spinner in the history of Test cricket after Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan and the second Indian bowler after Kapil Dev to capture 400 Test wickets.
  • He has bowled the second most number of balls in test matches which is 40850 balls in his entire Test career and is second highest after Muralitharan's 44039 balls.
  • He holds the world record for the largest number of caught-and-bowled dismissals in tests.
  • He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2005 which is India's fourth-highest civilian honor.
  • He became the fourth Indian cricketer to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in February 2015.
  • He is one of only two bowlers ever (the only other being Jim Laker of England in 1956) to have taken all ten wickets in a Test inning.

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