18 Years Ago on this day, Anil kumble made history 10 for 74 against Pakistan

On 7 February 1999, Anil Kumble Indian Cricketer made a historical record by bowled magically to take all 10 Pakistan wicket in an innings and india won that match over Pakistan at the Feroz Shah Kotla.

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Eighteen years ago on this day Indian spin legend Anil Kumble make a historical record as he emulated English off-spinner Jim Laker by picking all 10 wickets in an innings of a Test match.

The Current team India coach took 10/74 in 26.3 overs to hand india a remarkable 212 runs victory against Pakistan At Kotla on February 7 , 1999.

For achieving a perfect ten wickets its very hard but impossible as Anil kumble did it. And this is what we called destiny
Chasing 420 with almost two days left, Pakistan got a good start with Shahid Afridi and Saeed Anwar before Kumble broke the dangerous opening partnership by getting Afridi.
At that moment Kumble felt that breaking the partnership was the key to his record

There was something that told us that it was a matter of taking one wicket. When a new batsman would find it very difficult to get going on that strip, and we sensed that one would put the cat among the pigeons,"He recalled in his interview to bcci.tv".


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 Pakistan had got a good start by Shahid Afridi and Saeed Anwar but the rest of the nine wicket of pakistan batting line collapsed like nine pins and that history was written.





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