Anil Kumble became only the third bowler to break the 600-wicket mark
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Anil Kumble became only the third bowler to break the 600-wicket mark when he dismissed Andrew Symonds on the second afternoon of the third Test in Perth. Kumble, who reached the landmark in his 124th Test, joined his spin colleagues Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan in the elite club.
It was a wicket that required a tremendous appeal. A fastish legbreak caught Symonds’ edge, deflected off Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s glove before popping up to Rahul Dravid at first slip. Asad Rauf didn’t seem too convinced by the appeal but finally raised his finger after a prolonged thought.
Kumble, almost on his haunches during the long appeal couldn’t hide his joy: clenching his fists and punching the air. He was soon mobbed by his team-mates and received a warm applause from a sizeable crowd here.
Taking the ball from Rauf, he held it up to the stands and let out the characteristic modest smile.
While his 400th and 500th wicket came at home, in Bangalore and Mohali respectively, his 600th was achieved on a hot day in Perth.
Coming on to bowl in the 28th over, on a pitch more suited to pace than spin, he was smashed for ten runs in his first over before returning to undo Symonds with some extra bounce.
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