West Indies vs India 2016: 5 best bowling performances by Indians in the West Indies

#3 Anil Kumble- ( 6/78, at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica)

Flight, turn and bounce, all in abundance

Anil Kumble, one of India’s biggest match winners during his playing days played a pivotal role in forming the crux of a successful Indian cide through the 1990s.

Kumble was a medium pacer initially and later transformed into a leg break bowler. His natural ability was his bounce, control and variations. He wasn’t a sharp turner of the ball but finished with more than 619 wickets in his Test career.

He was a very dedicated guy and everyone remembers the famous picture of him with a broken jaw and a bandage over his head trapping Brian Lara with his traditional quicker delivery. That was an inspiring moment during the 2002 series.

During India’s 2006 tour of West Indies, India was scheduled to play four Tests. In the last Test which India won by 49 runs, thanks mainly to the ‘Jumbo’ performance.

In a match dominated by bowlers, India posted a meagre 200 in their 1st innings. West Indies scored a paltry 103 in reply, handing India a 97 run lead. Harbhajan picked up 5 wickets in the first innings.

In the 2nd innings, West Indies were set a victory target of 268. Denesh Ramdin and Ramnaresh Sarwan’s valiant effort went in vain as it was Kumble wiped out the Windies middle and lower order picking up the last 6 West Indies batsman.

He finished with 6/78 and his scalps included premier batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Jerome Taylor, Pedro Colins and Corey Collymore.