(Also read: Ravichandran Ashwin thanks Anil Kumble after snaring 7/83)"A 'Perfect Ten' isn't something you set out to achieve as a cricketer. I would attribute the events of 7th February 1999 to destiny," Kumble had told the BCCI website three years ago. Kumble felt that breaking the dangerous partnership was the key. Reuters PhotoWith his previous best being 7/49, Kumble was thinking about bettering that after he got the wicket of Anwar. Saeed Anwar and Shahid Afridi were looking dangerous at the top before Kumble struck to remove the dangerous Afirdi.

Source: India Today February 07, 2017 06:05 UTC