Anil Kumble

[someone]

Where does Kumble stand in world cricket? Can he be put into the world class category? Or was he is just a great player for Indian team. My opinion is the latter, he was a good player but hardly a top quality or world class bowler. His stats also do not support him with bowling average of 30s. What about your opinion? Just like Inzi who got the 4th highest runs, yet I wouldn't put him at the top category at all.

[I6MTW]

He is an ATG and world class.

[King Tendulkar]

Top category is Warne and Murali. He is not in that class. But then nor is any other spinners in history of world cricket, so its hardly demeaming to say this. He is in second group with host of others. Still ATG

[maniac]

Top category is Warne and Murali. He is not in that class. But then nor is any other spinners in history of world cricket, so its hardly demeaming to say this. He is in second group with host of others. Still ATG

Agree

[Trichromatic]

Leg spin is difficult art and very few have succeeded with it. He is certainly world class.

[DomainK]

Where does Kumble stand in world cricket? Can he be put into the world class category? Or was he is just a great player for Indian team. My opinion is the latter, he was a good player but hardly a top quality or world class bowler. His stats also do not support him with bowling average of 30s. What about your opinion? Just like Inzi who got the 4th highest runs, yet I wouldn't put him at the top category at all.

Okay.

[Trichromatic]

Where does Kumble stand in world cricket? Can he be put into the world class category? Or was he is just a great player for Indian team. My opinion is the latter, he was a good player but hardly a top quality or world class bowler. His stats also do not support him with bowling average of 30s. What about your opinion? Just like Inzi who got the 4th highest runs, yet I wouldn't put him at the top category at all.

How many spinners have sub-25 average with loads of wickets?

[rkt.india]

Right. There is a difference between world class and ATG. Kumble and Inzmam could both make most test teams of their era.

[thongale]

How many spinners have sub-25 average with loads of wickets?

Murali, Laker, Warne (just above 25), Verity (somewhere round 25), O'Riely, Grimmet

[G_B_]

Top category is Warne and Murali. He is not in that class. But then nor is any other spinners in history of world cricket, so its hardly demeaming to say this. He is in second group with host of others. Still ATG

agree

[rkt.india]

Murali' date=' Laker, Warne (just above 25), Verity (somewhere round 25), O'Riely, Grimmet[/quote'] Murli and Warne world class! Their averages in India dont show that.

[Vilander]

I think Kumble was world class...def. He must have been ranked No 1-5 test bowler in his career at least once. Not ATG probably

[Trichromatic]

Murali' date=' Laker, Warne (just above 25), Verity (somewhere round 25), O'Riely, Grimmet[/quote'] Even Kumble was averaging around 27 with 250-300 wickets. Unlike fast bowlers for whom 22-23 category belongs to ATG and 25 for world class bowlers, spinners average bit higher. Someone like Warne averages over 25. Even among those spinners, very few of them are leggies.

[Trichromatic]

I think Kumble was world class...def. He must have been ranked No 1-5 test bowler in his career at least once. Not ATG probably

His best was 2nd rank.

[I6MTW]

Jadeja averages 19.

[tweaker]

He was a great bowler for India and probably the only one who has taken 10 wickets in an inning

[panther]

Murli and Warne world class! Their averages in India dont show that.

Saqlain is only world class spinner :agree:

[JaFanatic]

one of the greatest players in test cricket :two_thumbs_up:

[Marut]

Where does Kumble stand in world cricket? Can he be put into the world class category? Or was he is just a great player for Indian team. My opinion is the latter, he was a good player but hardly a top quality or world class bowler. His stats also do not support him with bowling average of 30s. What about your opinion? Just like Inzi who got the 4th highest runs, yet I wouldn't put him at the top category at all.

World class player and ATG are not the same. ATG is a filter on world class players. Kumble is probably not an ATG like Warne or Murali, but he was world class and would have walked to nearly any team (except perhaps Australia) during his time.

[I6MTW]

World class player and ATG are not the same. ATG is a filter on world class players. Kumble is probably not an ATG like Warne or Murali' date=' but he was world class and would have walked to nearly any team (except perhaps Australia) during his time.[/quote'] Why couldn't he have walked to Australian team?