CRICKET WICKETPLAYER CAREER
Anil Kumble
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
AK
403Internationals
3,444Career runs
1Centuries
956Wickets
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 132
- Innings
- 173
- Runs
- 2,506
- Average
- 17.77
- Strike rate
- 38.82
- Highest score
- 110*
- Not outs
- 32
- 100s
- 1
- 50s
- 5
- Ducks
- 17
- 4s
- 302
- 6s
- 9
- Balls faced
- 6,455
Bowling
- Matches
- 132
- Innings
- 236
- Balls
- 40,850
- Maidens
- 1,576
- Runs conceded
- 18,355
- Wickets
- 619
- Average
- 29.65
- Economy
- 2.69
- Strike rate
- 65.99
- Best innings
- 10/74
- Best match
- 14/149
- 4 wickets
- 31
- 5 wickets
- 35
- 10 wickets
- 8
Fielding
- Matches
- 132
- Innings
- 242
- Catches
- 60
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 60
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 60
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.247
- Best innings
- 2 (2ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 271
- Innings
- 136
- Runs
- 938
- Average
- 10.53
- Strike rate
- 61.06
- Highest score
- 26
- Not outs
- 47
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 0
- Ducks
- 18
- 4s
- 57
- 6s
- 6
- Balls faced
- 1,536
Bowling
- Matches
- 271
- Innings
- 265
- Balls
- 14,496
- Maidens
- 109
- Runs conceded
- 10,412
- Wickets
- 337
- Average
- 30.89
- Economy
- 4.30
- Strike rate
- 43.01
- Best innings
- 6/12
- Best match
- 6/12
- 4 wickets
- 8
- 5 wickets
- 2
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 271
- Innings
- 268
- Catches
- 85
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 85
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 85
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.317
- Best innings
- 2 (2ct 0st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
392 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-29 | India v Australia | Test | Match drawn |
| 2008-10-09 | India v Australia | Test | Match drawn |
| 2008-08-08 | Sri Lanka v India | Test | Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets |
| 2008-07-31 | Sri Lanka v India | Test | India won by 170 runs |
| 2008-07-23 | Sri Lanka v India | Test | Sri Lanka won by an innings and 239 runs |
| 2008-04-03 | India v South Africa | Test | South Africa won by an innings and 90 runs |
| 2008-03-26 | India v South Africa | Test | Match drawn |
| 2008-01-24 | Australia v India | Test | Match drawn |
| 2008-01-16 | Australia v India | Test | India won by 72 runs |
| 2008-01-02 | Australia v India | Test | Australia won by 122 runs |
| 2007-12-26 | Australia v India | Test | Australia won by 337 runs |
| 2007-12-08 | India v Pakistan | Test | Match drawn |
THE SHAPE OF A CAREER
Available scorecardsPerformance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 18 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10 | 17 | 231 | 87 | 15.40 | 37.19 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 621 | 17 | 28 | 51.07 | 3.08 | 99.17 |
| 2007 | 10 | 12 | 232 | 110 | 25.77 | 44.87 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 517 | 18 | 49 | 29.40 | 3.10 | 56.83 |
| 2006 | 12 | 16 | 306 | 58 | 19.12 | 39.13 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 782 | 23 | 57 | 33.50 | 3.01 | 66.63 |
| 2005 | 8 | 11 | 187 | 37 | 31.16 | 45.94 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 407 | 15 | 41 | 29.34 | 2.91 | 60.39 |
| 2004 | 12 | 14 | 142 | 26 | 12.90 | 36.31 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 391 | 23 | 74 | 24.83 | 2.99 | 49.71 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 5.00 | 25.64 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 7 | 21 | 36.42 | 2.97 | 73.57 |
| 2002 | 10 | 12 | 102 | 34 | 12.75 | 37.91 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 269 | 17 | 49 | 27.67 | 2.60 | 63.79 |
| 2001 | 5 | 6 | 94 | 37 | 15.66 | 32.19 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 292 | 9 | 24 | 28.50 | 2.64 | 64.54 |
| 2000 | 3 | 6 | 113 | 36 | 22.60 | 33.04 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 342 | 4 | 12 | 32.25 | 2.54 | 76.00 |
| 1999 | 10 | 16 | 174 | 28 | 14.50 | 33.78 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 515 | 19 | 54 | 27.05 | 2.51 | 64.64 |
| 1998 | 5 | 7 | 153 | 39 | 21.85 | 43.46 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 352 | 10 | 36 | 19.38 | 2.22 | 52.22 |
| 1997 | 12 | 15 | 243 | 78 | 20.25 | 36.26 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 670 | 18 | 36 | 43.94 | 2.71 | 97.05 |
| 1996 | 8 | 14 | 252 | 88 | 21.00 | 41.17 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 612 | 15 | 29 | 32.34 | 2.40 | 80.58 |
| 1995 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8.00 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 15.20 | 2.10 | 43.40 |
| 1994 | 7 | 9 | 143 | 52 | 20.42 | 50.70 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 282 | 14 | 33 | 25.09 | 2.49 | 60.42 |
| 1993 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 18 | 8.80 | 54.32 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 81 | 14 | 46 | 23.30 | 2.26 | 61.73 |
| 1992 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 21 | 15.00 | 27.77 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 216 | 8 | 17 | 25.88 | 1.92 | 80.76 |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 56.66 | 2.83 | 120.00 |
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 18 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5.00 | 38.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 51.00 | 5.66 | 54.00 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1.00 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 49.50 | 3.66 | 81.00 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | N/A | 60.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 31.20 | 5.20 | 36.00 |
| 2004 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 9 | 8.66 | 60.46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 76.42 | 5.03 | 91.14 |
| 2003 | 8 | 5 | 57 | 21 | 19.00 | 36.07 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 158 | 8 | 9 | 33.66 | 4.47 | 45.11 |
| 2002 | 20 | 10 | 70 | 21 | 11.66 | 67.30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 104 | 20 | 19 | 47.10 | 4.89 | 57.68 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 | 53.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 87.00 | 4.35 | 120.00 |
| 2000 | 23 | 14 | 150 | 26 | 13.63 | 62.24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 241 | 23 | 28 | 33.71 | 4.61 | 43.85 |
| 1999 | 29 | 13 | 60 | 15 | 10.00 | 55.04 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 109 | 29 | 34 | 34.76 | 4.57 | 45.58 |
| 1998 | 23 | 6 | 44 | 14 | 14.66 | 54.32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 23 | 33 | 26.33 | 4.00 | 39.45 |
| 1997 | 24 | 19 | 124 | 21 | 9.53 | 65.60 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 189 | 23 | 25 | 37.36 | 4.55 | 49.16 |
| 1996 | 31 | 19 | 147 | 17 | 10.50 | 81.21 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 181 | 31 | 58 | 20.81 | 4.10 | 30.43 |
| 1995 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 5.75 | 69.69 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 18 | 22.05 | 3.81 | 34.66 |
| 1994 | 22 | 8 | 52 | 18 | 13.00 | 69.33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 22 | 30 | 28.73 | 4.33 | 39.80 |
| 1993 | 18 | 10 | 78 | 24 | 13.00 | 60.46 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 129 | 18 | 22 | 28.95 | 3.97 | 43.68 |
| 1992 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 6.00 | 62.06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 42.83 | 3.38 | 76.00 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 27.25 | 4.03 | 40.50 |
| 1990 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 57.60 | 4.23 | 81.60 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
ODI v Sri Lanka · Sharjah
- First five-wicket innings in this archive
Test v South Africa · Johannesburg
- Best recorded bowling · 10/74
Test v Pakistan · Delhi
- Highest recorded innings · 110* runs
Test v England · Kennington Oval
- Latest available scorecard
Test v Australia · Feroz Shah Kotla
Records against the opposition
Selected studies with at least ten batting or bowling innings. Each page includes sample sizes, yearly trends and the scorecards behind the figures.
TestAgainst South Africa21 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst Australia20 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst England19 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst Sri Lanka17 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst Sri Lanka42 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst South Africa40 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst Pakistan33 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst New Zealand30 matches with recorded figures