India is celebrating the 22nd anniversary of Spineer Anil  Kumble taking all ten wickets in a single Test innings. It was on February 7, 1999, that Anil Kumble became just the second bowler in the history of cricket to take all ten wickets in an innings of a Test match. As the nation celebrates the historic moment, Gautam Gambhir on Sunday labelled the spinner as the "greatest match-winner" India ever had.

In a video shared by BCCI on Twitter, Gambhir replied: "The greatest match-winner India ever had! Take a bow, legend! @anilkumble1074."

Anil Kumble achieved the feat against Pakistan at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, now known as Arun Jaitley cricket stadium in Delhi during the second Test of the two-match series. Talking about the game, India had set Pakistan a target of 420 runs in the match and the visitors got off to a steady start as openers Shahid Afridi and Saeed Anwar put on 101 runs for the first wicket. It was then Kumble who came into the attack and bagged all the 10 wickets. This effort enabled India to register a win by 212 runs, and Kumble became the second bowler after England's Jim Laker to take all ten wickets in a single Test inning. Kumble finished with the bowling figures of 10-74 from 26.3 overs.

currently the head coach of Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Kumble had announced his retirement from international cricket in 2008. He finished with 619 wickets in the longest format of the game.

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