India's All-Time World Cup XI v Pakistan 

Spinner - Anil Kumble

Anil Kumble proved to be a game-changer in many India-Pakistan encounters

Kumble debuted against Pakistan at the World Cup at his home ground, the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium at Bengaluru in the 1996 World Cup.

He applied brakes on the Pakistani innings with his handy leg-spin and swung the match in India's favour, bowling brilliantly in tandem with Venkatesh Prasad. Due to the sustained pressure, the opposition choked and gave their wickets away.

'Jumbo' carried forward his partnership with Prasad three years down the line as well. Kumble played a total of three World Cup games against Pakistan, in 1996, 1999 and 2003, and turned out to be a handy bowler in the middle overs.

He picked five wickets in the three games, at an excellent economy rate. Most importantly, they were prized wickets that came at key intervals. Thus, one simply cannot keep the great Anil Kumble out of his honorable side.