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Anil Kumble

Full name Anil Kumble Born October 17, 1970, Bangalore, Karnataka Current age 38 years 251 days Major teams India, Asia XI, Karnataka, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Surrey Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Legbreak googly Profile No bowler in history won India more Test matches than Anil Kumble, and there probably hasn't been a harder trier either. Like the great tall wristspinners Bill O'Reilly and his own idol BS Chandrasekhar, Kumble traded the legspinner's proverbial yo-yo for a spear, as the ball hacked through the air rather than hanging in it and came off the pitch with a kick rather than a kink. The method provided him stunning success, particularly on Indian soil, where his deliveries burst like packets of water upon the feeblest hint of a crack, and more than one modern-day batsman remarked that there was no more difficult challenge in cricket than handling Kumble on a wearing surface. Kumble's prodigious capacity to bear pain was proved in Antigua in 2002 when he bandaged his fractured jaw to deliver a stirring spell, and that to continuously learn in the mid-2000s when, after a decade of middling away performances, he influenced memorable wins in Headingley, Adelaide, Multan and Kingston, using an improved googly, bigger sidespin and more variation in flight and on the crease. In a brilliant though always downplayed career Kumble claimed virtually every Indian record. In 1999 in Delhi he swallowed all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan. In December 2001, on home turf in Bangalore, he became the India's first spinner to take 300 Test wickets. A year later, almost to the day, he became the first to do so in one-dayers. In August 2007 at The Oval he went past Glenn McGrath's 563 wickets and in January 2008 he broke the 600 barrier, to stand behind only Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan, emphasising his contribution to spin's golden era. And at The Oval he chalked up what, judging by the pure ecstasy of his reaction and the dressing room's, was perhaps his most cherished feat of all - a Test century that had been 17 years and 118 matches in the coming. Less than a month after his 37th birthday, he received the ultimate honour when he was named India's Test captain for the home series against Pakistan. He went on to win the series, the first home triumph against Pakistan in 27 years, before playing a big role in holding the side together during the controversial series in Australia. He was also India's leading wicket-taker with 20 in the four Tests. His form, however, slipped during the tour of Sri Lanka and there were calls for him to quit after a wicketless performance in the Bangalore Test against Australia. A shoulder injury added fuel to the fire and an upset Kumble reacted sharply, saying that he had it in him to continue for a while longer. However, he changed his mind during the Delhi Test and announced his retirement, fittingly at his favourite venue. He finished his career as the third-highest Test wicket-taker (619), behind Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne. He continued playing competitively, in the IPL, and his leadership of the Royal Challengers Bangalore was instrumental in getting them to the final in 2009 after a disappointing first season. Rahul Bhattacharya 2008 Biography written by $karthik$

Full name Anil Kumble

Born October 17, 1970, Bangalore, Karnataka

Current age 38 years 251 days

Major teams India, Asia XI, Karnataka, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Surrey

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Legbreak googly

Profile
No bowler in history won India more Test matches than Anil Kumble, and there probably hasn't been a harder trier either. Like the great tall wristspinners Bill O'Reilly and his own idol BS Chandrasekhar, Kumble traded the legspinner's proverbial yo-yo for a spear, as the ball hacked through the air rather than hanging in it and came off the pitch with a kick rather than a kink. The method provided him stunning success, particularly on Indian soil, where his deliveries burst like packets of water upon the feeblest hint of a crack, and more than one modern-day batsman remarked that there was no more difficult challenge in cricket than handling Kumble on a wearing surface.

Kumble's prodigious capacity to bear pain was proved in Antigua in 2002 when he bandaged his fractured jaw to deliver a stirring spell, and that to continuously learn in the mid-2000s when, after a decade of middling away performances, he influenced memorable wins in Headingley, Adelaide, Multan and Kingston, using an improved googly, bigger sidespin and more variation in flight and on the crease.

In a brilliant though always downplayed career Kumble claimed virtually every Indian record. In 1999 in Delhi he swallowed all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan. In December 2001, on home turf in Bangalore, he became the India's first spinner to take 300 Test wickets. A year later, almost to the day, he became the first to do so in one-dayers. In August 2007 at The Oval he went past Glenn McGrath's 563 wickets and in January 2008 he broke the 600 barrier, to stand behind only Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan, emphasising his contribution to spin's golden era. And at The Oval he chalked up what, judging by the pure ecstasy of his reaction and the dressing room's, was perhaps his most cherished feat of all - a Test century that had been 17 years and 118 matches in the coming.

Less than a month after his 37th birthday, he received the ultimate honour when he was named India's Test captain for the home series against Pakistan. He went on to win the series, the first home triumph against Pakistan in 27 years, before playing a big role in holding the side together during the controversial series in Australia. He was also India's leading wicket-taker with 20 in the four Tests.

His form, however, slipped during the tour of Sri Lanka and there were calls for him to quit after a wicketless performance in the Bangalore Test against Australia. A shoulder injury added fuel to the fire and an upset Kumble reacted sharply, saying that he had it in him to continue for a while longer. However, he changed his mind during the Delhi Test and announced his retirement, fittingly at his favourite venue. He finished his career as the third-highest Test wicket-taker (619), behind Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne. He continued playing competitively, in the IPL, and his leadership of the Royal Challengers Bangalore was instrumental in getting them to the final in 2009 after a disappointing first season.
Rahul Bhattacharya 2008

Biography written by $karthik$

Batting & Fielding Averages


	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	132	173	32	2506	110*	17.77	6455	38.82	1	5	302	9	60
ODIs	271	136	47	938	26	10.53	1536	61.06	0	0	57	6	85
First-class	244	318	61	5572	154*	21.68			7	17			120
List A	380	203	73	1456	30*	11.20			0	0			122
Twenty20	28	13	9	37	8	9.25	43	86.04	0	0	3	0	7

Bowling Averages


	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	132	236	40850	18355	619	10/74	14/149	29.65	2.69	65.9	31	35	8
ODIs	271	265	14496	10412	337	6/12	6/12	30.89	4.30	43.0	8	2	0
First-class	244		66931	29347	1136	10/74		25.83	2.63	58.9		72	19
List A	380		20247	14178	514	6/12	6/12	27.58	4.20	39.3	14	3	0
Twenty20	28	28	632	697	32	5/5	5/5	21.78	6.61	19.7	1	1	0

Type	Time (GMT)	Runs	Wickets	Catches	Stumpings
CLT20	2009-05-24 14:20	1	4	0	0	101
CLT20	2009-05-21 14:20	0	2	0	0	50
CLT20	2009-05-19 14:20	0	2	0	0	50
CLT20	2009-04-22 14:20	1	0	0	0	1
CLT20	2009-10-17 14:20	0	3	1	0	80
CLT20	2009-10-12 14:20	0	2	2	0	60
CLT20	2009-10-08 14:20	0	0	1	0	5
Total	1	8	0	0	201

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i wish you all the best sir for the next seson of the ipl and the champions league
Priyank

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His name should have been Anil Saral(Straight) Kumble. He is straight forward guy and his deliveries hardly turn.
Palani

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He is really gem for Indian cricket
Ali Ashraf Karimi

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Genius bowler! Suited to every format of the game.
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One of the best bowlers in the world... Jumbo u r great
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One of the best bowlers in the world... Jumbo u r great
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old is gold
he proves this statement
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jumbo u r really going to show ur power in t-2o toooooo.......
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anil is good but boring
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annel kumble is good
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he is the very good spineer of the ball.he is a very good bowler.taking 600 wickets is not very easy to take....