Anil Kumble has joined an elite club of men to have played 100 test matches... He is the 6th Indian to do so....I always felt that Kumble has been by far the most under rated cricketer India has ever produced
As SJS has shown in one of his threads Kumble's stats are just as good as Shane Warne's yet the leggie from Karnataka has never been given his due, specially not by the selectors
The furore over Ganguly's axing has made me think about the various instances that Kumble has been treated like a door mat ,but not once was there any public outcry
Kumble has always been known for his quiet,understated approach...I always thought he was suited to captain India but somehow that passed him by
Some of Kumble's Career Highlights:
Debut : Vs England at Manchester in 1990...His first victim was Alan Lamb
first 5 wicket haul : Kumble's detractors have always questioned his overseas record..Ironic then that his first 5 wicket haul came in 1993 at Johannesburg
10/10 : the day no Indian fan will ever forget....Vs Pakistan at the Kotla,Kumble became the first Indian and second player ever to claim all 10 wickets in an innings.
Breaking Kapil Dev's record :Kumble surpassed Kapil Dev's record of 434 wickets last year....He is now the Most successful bowler for India in both tests and ODI's
*Kumble holds the indian record for best Bowling figures in both tests (10-74) and Odi's (6-12)
*He has also taken the most wickets by any Indian in both forms ...478 in 99 tests n 329 in 264 Odi's
*Holds the record for most caught and bowled dismissals in test cricket
*Has taken 30 5-wicket hauls in tests...Thats the most by an Indian and fourth highest overall
For more of Kumble's memorable preformances..check this out
http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/229781.html
As SJS has shown in one of his threads Kumble's stats are just as good as Shane Warne's yet the leggie from Karnataka has never been given his due, specially not by the selectors
The furore over Ganguly's axing has made me think about the various instances that Kumble has been treated like a door mat ,but not once was there any public outcry
Kumble has always been known for his quiet,understated approach...I always thought he was suited to captain India but somehow that passed him by
Some of Kumble's Career Highlights:
Debut : Vs England at Manchester in 1990...His first victim was Alan Lamb
first 5 wicket haul : Kumble's detractors have always questioned his overseas record..Ironic then that his first 5 wicket haul came in 1993 at Johannesburg
10/10 : the day no Indian fan will ever forget....Vs Pakistan at the Kotla,Kumble became the first Indian and second player ever to claim all 10 wickets in an innings.
Breaking Kapil Dev's record :Kumble surpassed Kapil Dev's record of 434 wickets last year....He is now the Most successful bowler for India in both tests and ODI's
*Kumble holds the indian record for best Bowling figures in both tests (10-74) and Odi's (6-12)
*He has also taken the most wickets by any Indian in both forms ...478 in 99 tests n 329 in 264 Odi's
*Holds the record for most caught and bowled dismissals in test cricket
*Has taken 30 5-wicket hauls in tests...Thats the most by an Indian and fourth highest overall
For more of Kumble's memorable preformances..check this out
http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/229781.html