Gritty Anil Kumble's top five rearguard batting

4. 45 vs West Indies (India in West Indies, Jamaica, 2006)

In this particular instance, the only other batsman who got runs was Dravid who scored 81. India were reeling at 91/6 in the 1^st innings with only Dravid and the tail left to bat. The situation demanded somebody who could support him in scoring the runs, and Kumble who walked in next did just that. They were involved in a 93-run stand (highest for the innings) that helped India get to a decent total of 200. Kumble hit 7 fours.

India went on to win the match, helped along by Jumbo’s heroics again in the 4^th innings where he took 6 wickets to restrict the Caribbean total to 219, when they needed 269 to win. As a result of this win, India clinched the 4 match series 1-0 and it was their first series victory in West Indies in 35 years.