5 Greatest spinners of all time

3. Anil Kumble:

Anil Kumble

The lone Indian to feature in the list, Anil Kumble is one of the most successful bowlers of all time with 619 Test wickets. He played in 132 Test matches and finished with an average of 29.65.

Kumble was not a big turner of the ball and relied more on his accuracy and intelligence to get wickets. He was very difficult to negotiate on Indian tracks and made life miserable for many a touring batsman with his googlies and slow yorkers. He was also difficult to score off and used to bowl very few loose balls.

Kumble had the best test figures of 10/74 against Pakistan. He became only the second bowler after Jim Laker to take all 10 wickets in an innings. Nobody has won more matches for India in Test cricket than Kumble.

Kumble also played in 3 World Cups for India and was actually the highest wicket-taker in the 1996 World Cup. He took 337 wickets in 271 ODI matches for India. Kumble also took 1136 wickets in his first-class career. His international career lasted almost 18 years and he also had the privilege of captaining the Indian team.