On This Day in 2008: Anil Kumble completed 600 wickets

Anil Kumble On 17 January 2008, India's jumbo Anil Kumble completed 600 wickets in Test cricket and became the first Indian bowler to do so. He achieved this feat against Australia.

January 17 is a very special day for Indian cricket. Especially with cricket fast becoming a batsman's game, January 17 is a day to celebrate a bowler. Anil Kumble, who is called the life of Indian bowling, completed 600 wickets in his Test career against Australia on this day in 2008.

Although the picture of Anil Kumble's vivacity on the cricket field was seen by everyone on the field of Ferozeshah Kotla, when he bowled with a broken jaw, he made a different identity as a player who never gave up, but against Australia. He was recorded in the pages of history in the field of Perth.

Kumble became the first Indian to take 600 wickets

Anil Kumble achieved this feat by getting Andrew Symonds caught in the slips by Rahul Dravid just after the tea break of Australia's first innings between India and Australia at the Perth ground. Symonds was out after scoring 66 runs.

He became India's first and the world's third bowler to take 600 wickets. This achievement of Kumble was also appreciated by the opposing player Adam Gilchrist and he was congratulated. Kumble took 124 matches to reach this figure. However, talking about his cricket career, he took 619 wickets in 132 matches with an economy of 2.7.