How good is Anil kumble

Originally posted by youngmurali

   I have always been intrigued whenever people mention the best player or bowlers Kumble is rarely mentioned. Even though has 540 test wickets and the leading Indian bowler by a distance, he even fails to get a mention when indian spinners are mentioned, you always here the names of bishen bedi and chandershaker ahead of kumble. He is never talked about that often, even myself i would never have him in my best x1, even for asia let alone a wordl x1. What do you think it is that makes people not give him credit for his great achievements? He has even gotten a 10 wkt hall in one innings against pak. Personally I do not really choose him in any of my best x1's is due to the lack of spin he gets on the ball and the fact that he is not as threatning away from india as he is at home. What do you guys think? Here is his record to date: 

Bowling averages 

class
 mat
 balls
 runs
 wkts
 bbi
 bbm
 ave
 econ
 sr
 4
 5
 10

Tests
  112
  35289
  15484
  542
  10/74
  14/149
  28.56
  2.63
  65.10
  27
  33
  8

ODIs
  267
  14279
  10221
  331
  6/12
  6/12
  30.87
  4.29
  43.13
  8
  2
  0

First-class
  219
  60512
  26005
  1041
  10/74

  24.98
  2.57
  58.12

  70
  19

List A
  376
  20030
  13987
  508
  6/12
  6/12
  27.53
  4.18
  39.42
  14
  3
  0

Twenty20
  2
  47
  46
  4
  2/20
  2/20
  11.50
  5.87
  11.75
  0
  0

Edited by inzamam329 - 01 January 2007 at 8:43pm