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A bespectacled Anil Kumble picks up 6 for 53 , five of them clean bowled, in his fourth Test against South Africa in Johannesburg in 1992
Kumble with Rajesh Chauhan and Venkatapathy Raju - the trio who ripped England apart in the 1992-93 home series. Kumble bagged 21 wickets in three Tests
Kumble's 15 wickets in the 1996 World Cup were the most in the tournament
Kumble's team-mates mob him after he became only the second bowler in history to take all ten wickets in an innings
Kapil Dev and Kumble meet the press while visiting LK Advani, the then Indian home minister, who congratulated Kumble after he entered the history books for capturing all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan in Delhi in 1999
Kumble enjoyed himself in 1999, taking 34 ODI wickets
Kumble appeals successfully for the wicket Matthew Hoggard, his 300th in Tests
Kumble is mobbed by his team-mates after he took his 300th Test wicket
Kumble with a trophy topped by the ball he used to capture his 300th Test wicket
Often derided for being ineffective in away Tests, Kumble takes 7 for 159 in the third Test against England at Headingley in August 2002
His seven-wicket haul at Headingley helps India win by an innings and 46 runs and level the series
Marlon Samuels became Kumble's 300th wicket in one-day internationals in November 2002
Kumble plays the second Test in Adelaide against Australia in 2004 after Harbhajan Singh is injured. Kumble makes a strong comeback, picking up five wickets in the first innings as India take a 1-0 lead in the series
He caps off one of his best series performances, taking 24 wickets over three Tests as India draw the series in Australia
Kumble bags his 400th Test wicket - Simon Katich - in home town Bangalore
Kumble celebrates his 434th Test wicket, equalling Kapil Dev's record, against South Africa in Kolkata in December 2004
He gets No. 435, claiming Mohammad Rafique's wicket in Dhaka in December 2004
In his 99th Test , Kumble's ten-wicket haul takes India to victory against Sri Lanka at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi
Thumbs up! Kumble celebrates his 500th Test wicket. He was the fifth bowler, and the second-fastest to reach the milestone
Kumble took 6 for 78 to bowl India to a historic victory over West Indies in Jamaica in July 2006. The win helps India to their first Test series triumph in the Caribbean in 35 years
Not only did Kumble score a memorable maiden Test century at The Oval in August 2007, he also moved into third place in the leading Test wicket-takers list, surpassing Glenn McGrath's tally of 563
More than 17 years after his debut, he led India for the first time in a Test, against Pakistan in Delhi. He marked the occasion with a seven-wicket match haul to guide India to a win
Kumble sliced through the Pakistan batting in the third Test in Bangalore in December 2007, taking five wickets before bad light thwarted his chances of turning in yet another match-winning performance
Playing his first away Test series as captain, Kumble's five-for on the first day of the Boxing Day Test against Australia gave the champions a scare
Kumble reached the milestone of 600 Test wickets in the third Test in Perth, getting rid of Andrew Symonds
Kumble leads the victory lap after India notched up a famous away win in Perth, which he described as his proudest moment
In Adelaide, Kumble fell 13 short of what would have been his second century, but by then Australia had been kept in the field more than five sessions
A draw in Adelaide meant Australia won the series 2-1. Kumble was India's leading wicket-taker with 20 in the four Tests.
Life got tough for Kumble after the Australia series, as India drew 1-1 at home against South Africa
Kumble's bowling dipped further in Sri Lanka, where the hosts won 2-1
Kumble's rough patch continued in the home series against Australia. A shoulder injury and a wicketless performance in his home ground increased the pressure on him to retire
Kumble had his final hurrah in Delhi, his favourite venue. On the final afternoon, Kumble called it quits
His team-mates lined up to give him an emotional farewell
A bespectacled Anil Kumble bowls to South African opposition in 1992
Anil Kumble with Rajesh Chauhan and Venkatapathy Raju
Anil Kumble appeals unsuccessfully against Aamer Sohail in the quarter-final of the 1996 World Cup
Anil Kumble is congratulated on completing his 10 for 74 against Pakistan
Kapil Dev and Kumble meet the press while on a visit to meet L.K. Advani, the
Anil Kumble celebrates the dismissal of Andrew Flintoff
Anil Kumble appeals successfully against Matthew Hoggard, his 300th Test wicket
Anil Kumble is the centre of a congratulatory Indian team group hug
Anil Kumble with a trophy topped by the ball he used to capture his 300th Test wicket
Anil Kumble appeal two.  This appeal against Vaughan was not out.
Anil Kumble traps Mark Butcher lbw for 16
Anil Kumble celebrates his 300th one-day wicket as he bowls Marlon Samuels
Kumble gets back in the groove and mops up the tail
Anil Kumble led the Indian team off to rapturous applause
Anil Kumble of India celebrates the wicket of Simon Katich of Australia, his 400th Test Wicket
Anil Kumble celebrates his 434th Test wicket
Anil Kumble gets number 435
Anil Kumble congratulates  Harbhajan Singh after he took a catch to dismiss  Sri  Chaminda Vaas, Kumble's  478th wicket
Thumbs up! Anil Kumble celebrates his 500th Test wicket
Anil Kumble took 6 for 78 to bowl India to victory
Anil Kumble celebrates the wicket of Alastair Cook
Anil Kumble poses with his Man-of-the-Match award
Anil Kumble celebrates after dismissing Younis Khan
The golden arm: Anil Kumble took 5 for 84
Anil Kumble celebrates wicket No. 600
Anil Kumble leads the victory lap
Anil Kumble was last man out for 87
Ricky Ponting and Anil Kumble share a word
Anil Kumble looks on as South Africa dominate day four
Anil Kumble has a discussion with Mark Benson
Anil Kumble walks back to the pavilion after his final Test in his hometown Bangalore
The relief is writ large on Anil Kumble's face after trapping Brett Lee lbw
Anil Kumble gets a farewell from his team-mates
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