|
Name |
Anil
Kumble |
|
Birth
Name |
Anil Radhakrishna
Kumble |
|
|
Nicknames |
Jumbo, AK |
|
Date
of Birth |
17th
October 1970 |
|
Birth
place |
Bangalore,
Karnataka, India |
|
Mother
Tongue |
Kannada |
|
Religion |
Hindu |
|
Nationality |
Indian |
|
Profession |
Cricket
Player |
|
Height |
6’1” |
|
Education |
Mechanical Engineering from Rashtreeya Vidyalaya
College of Engineering (1992) |
|
Family |
Father
– KN Krishna Swamy
Mother – Saroja
Brother - Dinesh Kumble (Computer Engineer)
Wife - Chethana Ramatheertha
Daughters – Aaruni, Svasti
Son - Mayas |
| Languages
known |
English,
Hindi, Kannada |
|
Debut |
Test - India
Vs England at Old Trafford, Manchester (1990)
ODI - India Vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah (1989/90)
Twenty20 Debut - Gloucestershire v Surrey
at Bristol (2006) |
|
Style |
Bowling –
Right-arm leg break
Batting - Right-handed |
|
Teams |
Major - India,
Asia XI, Bangalore Royal Challengers, Karnataka,
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Surrey
Local – Karnataka |
|
Favorite venue |
Feroz Shah Kotla
Ground, Delhi |
|
Last matches |
Test – India
Vs Australia (29th October 2008)
ODI – India Vs Bermuda (19 March 2007)
|
|
Career Statistics |
Matches :
Test – 132 (619 Wickets)
ODI – 271 (337 Wickets) |
|
Position held |
Captain of the Indian
Test cricket team |
|
Famous for his |
* Googly
* Flipper |
|
Known for |
Tireless Bowling (once bowled 72 overs in a test
innings) |
|
Awards |
* Arjuna award from
the Government of India (1995)
* One among the Wisden Cricketers of the Year
(1996)
* Padma Shri Award from the Government of India
(2005) |
|
Honor |
An intersection
in M. G. Road, Bangalore has been named after
him. |
|
Endorsements |
* Indigo Nation
* Manipal Education
* ING Vysya |
|
Often criticized
for |
Not being a great
turner of the ball early in his career. |
|
Achievements |
* One of two
bowlers in the history to have taken all 10
wickets in a Test innings
* The highest
wicket-taker from ODIs and Tests in India.
* One of the 3 spinners and the only Indian
bowler ever to have taken 5 wickets in a test
innings 25 times and taken 10 wickets in a match
6 times.
* One of the 2 Indian bowlers and one of only
2 spinners to have taken over 300 ODI wickets.
* Second player to score 2000 runs and take
over 500 Test wickets.
* Second fastest Indian bowler to reach 100
test wickets (in 21 test matches)
* Second highest wicket taker among leg spinners
in Test cricket.
* Third spinner in the history of test cricket
to have captured 400 test wickets.
*Third in the list of highest wicket-takers.
|
|
Official Website |
www.kumble.com |
|
Quotes |
* “I have no regrets.
Whatever happens, happens for good. I have done
everything I could on a cricket field. 10 wickets
in a match… A century… 600 wickets… Captaincy…
I have done everything.”
* “You should always play every match like it
is the last match… because you never know what
will happen next.” |
|
About him |
Arjuna Ranatunga
(Cricket Player) :
“If Kumble was born in Australia or England, he
would have got much more prominence in world cricket
considering his superb record in both forms of
the game. Kumble is definitely the best role model
for any youngster entering the game.”
Sachin Tendulkar (Cricket Player) :
“It`s truly an honour and privilege to have played
in the same era. He will remain an inspiration
for the next generations. To become another Anil
Kumble one will have to work really, really hard.
I have not come across a greater cricketer, who
is good so dedicated to his work.”
Rahul Dravid (Cricket Player) :
“He is an extraordinary man with extraordinary
career. It`s been a privilege to play with him.
It was emotional for all of us but it`s a great
time to celebrate the farewell of one of India`s
greatest cricketers.”
Kapil Dev (Cricket Player) :
“Anil Kumble is a true fighter, always had this
never-say-die attitude and is thoroughly a true
gentleman. He never got involved in any controversy
and whatever he did he did it to the best of his
abilities. He is a great ambassador of cricket.”
Ian Chappell (Former Australian captain) :
“It is very difficult for somebody to get into
his shoes. He is a cricketer who never compromised
his dignity and always played with determination.”
|
|
Facts |
* His surname is
from his native village Kumble, Kasaragod district
of Kerala.
* In his childhood days he used to play cricket
on the streets before joining the Young cricketers
club in Bangalore.
* Passed Mechanical Engineering with distinction.
* Started his bowling career as a medium-pacer.
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