Kumble was on a roll back then and this historic feat came against arch-rivals Pakistan who had one of the most fearsome batting line-ups back in 1999.
During Chappell's stint with the Indian team, the swashbuckler lost captaincy and also his place in the squad for a while.
In the auction pool, Harbhajan is kept among the 16 marquee players and will go under the hammer on January 27 and 28 in Bengaluru.
The Indian men's team experienced an array of transformations with skipper Virat Kohli taking over the mantle of all the three formats in the company of head coach Ravi Shastri, who replaced Anil Kumble after an avoidable battle.
Virat took little Zoravar in his arms and literally made themselves the centre of attraction when they started grooving.
On a cheeky note, Mankad said that in 50's it were the administrators, who had upperhand while nowadays it's the players, who rule roost.
Ganguly also added that he told then-coach John Wright that if Anil Kumble was not picked for that tour, he might not play for India.
Kumble, who earned the reputation of a hard taskmaster, quit as India coach in June under controversial circumstances.
Anil Kumble stepped down as India coach after a year in charge, blaming a breakdown in his relationship with captain Virat Kohli for his exit.
Ashwin has so far taken 292 Test scalps at an average of 25.26 and with a strike rate of 52.4. He has also bagged 150 one-day wickets at 32.91.
Anil Kumble is the second bowler and the first and only Indian in the history of Test cricket to take 10 wickets in an innings - a feat which he achieved against Pakistan at the Feroz Shah Kotla in February 1999.
Many former and present cricketers wished Anil Kumble as the former India captain and legendary leg-spinner turned 47 on Tuesday.
Anil Kumble, who has captured 619 wickets in 132 Tests, was an epitome of sportsmanship and displayed a fighter-like approach every time he donned the India shirt.
Kumble had controversially quit two days after the Champions Trophy final loss against Pakistan in London in June, calling his partnership with captain Virat Kohli "untenable".
Kumble had controversially quit two days after the Champions Trophy final loss against Pakistan in London in June, calling his partnership with captain Virat Kohli "untenable".
Kumble resigned from the position after the Champions Trophy last month and admitted that his relationship with Kohli had become "untenable".
The new coach of the Indian cricket team, Ravi Shastri strongly defended the appointment of Bharat Arun as the team's bowling coach.
It was learnt that the top brass of BCCI was unanimous in their decision on Ravi Shastri's perks, which is at least a crore more than previous coach Anil Kumble's salary of Rs 6.5 crore.
"The shameful treatment of Anil Kumble has now been compounded by the cavalier treatment of Zaheer Khan and Rahul Dravid," Guha tweeted.
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