#2 Anil Kumble / Adam Gilchrist

Next on our list is the greatest Indian spin bowler Anil Kumble and one of the greatest wicketkeepers the world has ever seen, Adam Gilchrist.
Kumble is the world's 3rd highest wicket taker in Test matches with 619 wickets in 132 matches. And Gilchrist was one of the world's most explosive batsmen; it was a very daunting task bowling against the Aussie once he was set.
Gilchrist was also famous for his magnanimous behaviour of walking when he felt he was out, even when the umpire was in a dilemma.
No other bowler has won more Test matches for India than Kumble. As a bowler, he was quite successful against the relatively dominant Australian batting.
Kumble's stats against Australia, particularly against Gilchrist, are also supportive of this. Kumble accounted for the Aussie's wicket on 9 instances in 18 encounters.
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