CRICKET WICKETAnil Kumble Test record against Australia
1996-10-10 – 2008-10-29 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 20 Test matches against Australia with recorded batting or bowling figures: 30 batting innings and 38 bowling innings. Matches with no batting or bowling entry for this player are outside this sample.
| Discipline | Innings | Runs | Wickets / outs | Average | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 30 | 512 | 24 | 21.33 | 39.72 |
| Bowling | 38 | 3,366 | 111 | 30.32 | 58.70 |
Batting average = runs ÷ dismissals; batting strike rate = runs per 100 balls. Bowling average = runs conceded ÷ wickets; bowling strike rate = legal balls per wicket. Rates require fully recorded inputs. — means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Bowling economy: 3.09 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 6,516.
Batting milestones in this sample: 0 centuries and 1 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 1,289.
How the record developed
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 · 8 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 | 8 | 194 | 87 | 32.33 | 39.67 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 489 | 9 | 16 | 49.31 | 3.43 | 86.25 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 27 | 17.50 | 36.08 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 97 | 2 | 7 | 26.57 | 3.70 | 43.00 |
| 2004 | 5 | 7 | 86 | 26 | 17.20 | 40.56 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 212 | 10 | 39 | 24.71 | 3.36 | 44.02 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5.00 | 25.86 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 4 | 12 | 35.91 | 3.67 | 58.66 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 26 | 20.50 | 40.59 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 101 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 3.78 | N/A |
| 1999 | 2 | 4 | 61 | 28 | 30.50 | 38.85 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 157 | 4 | 5 | 64.80 | 2.86 | 135.60 |
| 1998 | 3 | 3 | 78 | 39 | 26.00 | 52.00 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 150 | 6 | 23 | 18.08 | 2.17 | 49.82 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 14.44 | 2.00 | 43.33 |
Home, away and neutral conditions
Setting follows the recorded host country. Unknown locations are retained as unknown; venue names alone are not guessed.
| Setting | Matches | Bat inns | Runs | Bat avg | Bat SR | Bowl inns | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 10 | 13 | 216 | 19.63 | 43.81 | 20 | 62 | 24.46 |
| Away | 7 | 11 | 118 | 13.11 | 36.19 | 13 | 33 | 39.39 |
| Unknown | 3 | 6 | 178 | 44.50 | 37.87 | 5 | 16 | 34.31 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v Australia · Delhi
- First five-wicket innings in this archive
Test v Australia · Delhi
- Best recorded bowling · 8/141
Test v Australia · Sydney Cricket Ground
- Highest recorded innings · 87 runs
Test v Australia · Adelaide Oval
- Latest available scorecard
Test v Australia · Feroz Shah Kotla
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-29 | Feroz Shah Kotla | 4 | — | — | 0 | 14 |
| 2008-10-29 | Feroz Shah Kotla | 2 | — | — | 3 | 112 |
| 2008-10-29 | Feroz Shah Kotla | 1 | 45 | 73 | — | — |
| 2008-10-09 | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 3 | — | — | 0 | 31 |
| 2008-10-09 | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 2 | 5 | 33 | — | — |
| 2008-10-09 | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 1 | — | — | 0 | 129 |
| 2008-01-24 | Adelaide Oval | 3 | 9 | 52 | — | — |
| 2008-01-24 | Adelaide Oval | 2 | — | — | 1 | 109 |
| 2008-01-24 | Adelaide Oval | 1 | 87 | 205 | — | — |
| 2008-01-16 | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 4 | — | — | 2 | 98 |
| 2008-01-16 | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 3 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2008-01-16 | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2 | — | — | 2 | 42 |
| 2008-01-16 | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — |
| 2008-01-02 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 4 | 45 | 111 | — | — |
| 2008-01-02 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 3 | — | — | 4 | 148 |
| 2008-01-02 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — |
| 2008-01-02 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1 | — | — | 4 | 106 |
| 2007-12-26 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4 | 8 | 21 | — | — |
| 2007-12-26 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | — | — | 2 | 102 |
| 2007-12-26 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 27 | 76 | — | — |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Cricket Wicket’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.