India's best ODI XI under Sourav Ganguly

11. Anil Kumble

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Anil Kumble was the greatest leg-spinner to have ever played for India. Kumble was Ganguly's trump card with the ball in spin-friendly conditions. The Karnataka leggie wasn’t a classical leg-spinner but relied more on his subtle variations to outfox the batsmen.

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Kumble was quick through the air and troubled the batsman with his flippers and topspin deliveries. He had a deceptive googly which he mixed up well with his stock leg spin. He was a great student of the game and his analytical mind was well used by Indian team management to craft their game strategies.

ODI Record 2000-2005

Matches - 78

Wickets - 82

Avg - 38.40

Eco - 4.58

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