Anil Kumble

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Anil Kumble
India (Ind)
Anil Kumble
Batting style Right hand bat
Bowling type Right arm leg break
Tests ODIs
Matches 113 270
Runs scored 2049 938
Batting average 17.21 10.53
100s/50s -/4 -/-
Top score 88 26
Balls bowled 35694 14441
Wickets 547 334
Bowling average 28.65 31.05
5 wickets in innings 33 2
10 wickets in match 8 n/a
Best bowling 10/74 6/12
Catches/stumpings 50/- 85/-

As of February 11, 2007
Source: Cricinfo.com

Anil Kumble(Kannada:ಅನಿಲ್‌ ಕುಂಬ್ಳೆ) pronunciation (help·info) (born 17 October 1970 in Bangalore, Karnataka) is an Indian cricketer who has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 1990. He is currently the highest wicket-taker for India in both One Day International and Test matches, having taken over 500 Test wickets and 300 ODI wickets. He is one of only two bowlers ever to have taken all 10 wickets in a test innings. Among leg spinners from all countries, only Shane Warne has taken more Test wickets. Kumble is currently ranked the 4th best bowler in Tests by the International Cricket Council.

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[edit] Life

Kumble studied Mechanical Engineering at R.V. College of Engineering. His family, of Kannadiga origin, takes its name from Kumble village situated in the Kasargod district of Kerala, close to the Karnataka border: his paternal grandfather hailed from this village. He is married to Chethana Ramatheertha.[1] His maternal family hails from Karnataka. He is called "Jumbo", because his deliveries, for a spinner, are "as fast as a Jumbo jet".

[edit] Career

He is a right-arm leg spinner with an unorthodox style, most famous for his flipper. He started his career as a medium pacer, which has given him a useful faster delivery. He made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka at Sharjah in the Australasia Cup on April 25, 1990. He also made his Test debut in that year on India's tour of England in the second Test. It was when India toured South Africa in 1992 that he established himself as a quality international spinner, taking 8 wickets in the second Test. Later that year, when England toured India, he took 21 wickets in just 3 Test matches at an average of 19.8. He took his first 50 Test wickets in just 10 Test matches, the fastest an Indian bowler had achieved the milestone. He went on to become the second fastest Indian bowler to reach 100 Test wickets (in 21 Test matches), after Erapalli Prasanna. On November 27, 1993, he took 6 wickets for 12 runs in an ODI against the West Indies at Calcutta, a new record for best bowling figures by an Indian, one that has remained unbeaten for 10 years.

His performance in ODI cricket peaked in 1996, the year in which the World Cup was held in Asia, when he took 61 ODI wickets at an average of 20.24 and an economy rate of 4.06.

Kumble is one of only two bowlers ever (the other being Jim Laker of England) to have taken all 10 wickets in a Test innings. Kumble achieved this against Pakistan in the second Test played in New Delhi, India between 4 February and 8 February 1999, although by failing to dismiss Pakistan's Waqar Younis in either innings, he missed out on the achievement of dismissing all 11 batsmen in a Test match. It has been said that once he had got 9 wickets his friend and teammate Javagal Srinath tried not to take a wicket so that Kumble could take the 10th. The achievement was commemorated by naming a traffic circle in Bangalore after him.

On 6 October 2004, Kumble became only the third spinner in the history of Test cricket (after Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan) and the second Indian bowler (after Kapil Dev) to capture 400 Test wickets. Reaching the mark took him 30 fewer Test matches than it took Kapil Dev, and 7 fewer Tests than Shane Warne. He is one of only 2 Indian bowlers (the other being Javagal Srinath) and one of only 2 spinners (the other being Muralitharan) to have taken over 300 ODI wickets. In the India-West Indies series of summer 2006, Kumble took 6-78 in the second innings of the final Test in Sabina Park, Jamaica, and bowled India to a historic series victory; it had been 35 years since a similar series victory. During the first innings of the match, Kumble scored 45 and became the second player in the history of the game (after Shane Warne) to score 2000 runs and take over 500 Test wickets.

On December 10, 2004, Anil Kumble became India's highest wicket taker when he trapped Mohammad Rafique of Bangladesh to surpass Kapil Dev's haul of 434 wickets. On 11 March 2006, he took his 500th Test wicket. On June 11 2006, Kumble passed Courtney Walsh on 520 Test wickets to take 4th place.

He is also one of the 4 bowlers, alongside Richard Hadlee, Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan), and the only Indian bowler ever, to have taken 5 wickets in a Test innings 31 times. He has also taken 10 wickets in a match 8 times. He also holds the world record for the largest number of caught-and-bowled dismissals in tests, 25. His ODI bowling average, which is above 30, is considered high compared to other great bowlers, and he is known to be a much better bowler in India than elsewhere. He is also one of 4 Indian bowlers to have conceded over 250 runs in a Test match, although he took 12 wickets in that match. He is known for bowling tirelessly, having bowled 72 overs in a Test innings once. He is also remembered for his tenacity in bowling even when injured, especially after an incident in a match against West Indies where, despite having his broken jaw being heavily taped, he came back to prise out the wicket of Brian Lara.

His Test batting average is acceptable for a lower order batsmen; however, his unconvincing running in ODIs, giving him a fairly ordinary average of around 10, has prevented him from becoming a genuine cricketing all-rounder. His fielding is considered adequate, and he usually fields on the boundary or at gully.

He is perhaps India's best current spinner in a side which is beginning once again to consider fast bowling a viable attacking option. He announced his retirement from ODI Cricket on March 30, 2007,after he returned to India from the 2007 Cricket World Cup [2]

[edit] Awards

[edit] Man of the Series awards

[edit] 4 Awards in Test cricket

# Series Season Series Performance
1 England in India Test Series 1992/93 16 (3 Matches, 2 Innings); 181-53-416-21 (1x5 WI); 1 Catch
2 New Zealand in India Test Series 1999/00 39 Runs (3 Matches, 3 Innings); 197.4-76-364-20 (2x5 WI, 1x10 WM); 2 Catches
3 Zimbabwe in India Test Series 2001/02 47 Runs (2 Matches, 3 Innings); 134.2-48-291-16 (1x5 WI)
4 Sri Lanka in India Test Series 2001/02 67 Runs (3 Matches, 4 Innings); 138.3-28-34-20 (2x5 WI, 1x10 WM); 1 Catch

[edit] 1 Award in ODI cricket

# Series (Opponents) Season Series Performance
1 Sahara Friendship Cup (Pakistan v/s India) 1996 26 (5 Matches & 3 Innings); 44-2-159-13

[edit] Man of the Match awards

[edit] 8 Awards in Test cricket

S No Opponent Venue Season Match Performance
1 Sri Lanka KD Singh Babu, Lucknow 1993/94 1st Innings: 4 (1x4); 37-10-69-4
2nd Innings: 27.3-9-59-7; 1 Catch
10+ Wicket Match
2 Pakistan Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi 1998/99 1st Innings: 0; 24.3-4-75-4; 1 Catch
2nd Innings: 15 (2x4); 26.3-9-74-10
10 Wickets in Innings and 10+ Wickets in Match
3 New Zealand Green Park, Lucknow 1999/00 1st Innings: 5 Runs; 32.5-12-67-4
2nd Innings 26.5-5-67-6
10 Wicket Match
4 England Mohali, Chandigarh 2001/02 1st Innings: 37 (6x4); 19-6-52-2; 1 Catch
2nd Innings: 28.4-6-81-6; 1 Catch
5 Zimbabwe VCA, Nagpur 2001/02 1st Innings: 13* (1x4); 33.5-12-82-4
2nd Innings: 37-15-63-5
6 Australia Chepauk, Chennai 2004/05 1st Innings: 20 (2x4); 17.3-4-48-7; 1 Catch
2nd Innings: 47-8-133-6
10+ Wickets Match
7 Sri Lanka Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi 2005/06 1st Innings: 8 (1x4); 28-6-72-6
2nd Innings: 36-7-85-4
10 Wicket Match
8 England Mohali, Chandigarh 2005/06 1st Innings: 32 (2x4); 29.4-8-76-5
2nd Innings: 29-7-70-4
10 Wicket Match

[edit] 6 Awards in ODI

S No Opponent Venue Season Match Performance
1 England Headingley, Leeds 1990 11-2-29-2
2 West Indies Eden Gardens, Kolkata 1993/94 5* (1x4); 6.1-2-12-6
3 New Zealand Basin Reserve, Wellington 1993/94 10-0-33-5
4 South Africa Wankhede, Mumbai 1996/97 8.2-0-25-4
5 Bangladesh Wankhede, Mumbai 1998 10-4-17-3
6 Kenya Gymkhana, Nairobi 2001/02 10-1-22-2

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Riti, M D. Srinath, Kumble bowl over maidens. Rediff. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
  2. ^ India's highest wicket-taker calls time on ODIs. Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
  3. ^ Arjuna awardees - Cricket. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, India. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
  4. ^ 16 cricketers shortlisted. The Tribune, Chandigarh. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.


Flag of India India squad - 1996 Cricket World Cup Semi-finalists Flag of India

1 Azharuddin (c) | 2 Tendulkar | 3 Jadeja | 4 Sidhu | 5 Kambli | 6 Manjrekar | 7 Mongia | 8 Srinath | 9 Prasad | 10 Kumble | 11 Prabhakar | 12 Raju | 13 Ankola | 14 Kapoor | 15 None | Coach: Gaekwad


Flag of India India squad - 1999 Cricket World Cup Flag of India

1 Azharuddin (c) | 2 Tendulkar | 3 Ganguly | 4 Dravid | 5 Jadeja | 6 Khurasiya | 7 Mongia | 8 Srinath | 9 Prasad | 10 Agarkar | 11 Robin Singh | 12 Chopra | 13 Kumble | 14 Mohanty | 15 Ramesh | Coach: Gaekwad


Flag of India India squad - 2003 Cricket World Cup Runners-up Flag of India

1 Ganguly(c) | 2 Dravid | 3 Sehwag | 4 Tendulkar | 5 Kumble | 6 Harbhajan | 7 Srinath | 8 Zaheer | 9 Nehra | 10 Mongia | 11 P Patel | 12 Bangar | 13 Agarkar | 14 Yuvraj | 15 Kaif | Coach: Wright


Flag of India India squad - 2007 Cricket World Cup Flag of India

1 Dravid (Captain) | 2 Sehwag | 3 Tendulkar | 4 Ganguly | 5 Yuvraj | 6 Uthappa | 7 Dhoni | 8 Karthik | 9 Kumble | 10 Harbhajan | 11 Pathan | 12 Patel | 13 Zaheer | 14 Sreesanth | 15 Agarkar | Coach: Chappell
Bowlers who have taken 400 Test wickets

Shane Warne (AUS) | Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) | Glenn McGrath (AUS) | Anil Kumble (IND) | Courtney Walsh (WI)
Kapil Dev (IND) | Richard Hadlee (NZ) | Wasim Akram (PAK) | Curtly Ambrose (WI) | Shaun Pollock (SA)
Bowlers who have taken 5 wickets in a Test innings 25 times or more

Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) | Richard Hadlee (NZ) | Anil Kumble (IND) | Shane Warne (AUS)
Ian Botham (ENG) | Wasim Akram (PAK) | Glenn McGrath (AUS)
Bowlers who have taken 300 One-day International wickets

Wasim Akram (PAK) | Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) | Waqar Younis (PAK)
Anil Kumble (IND) | Glenn McGrath (AUS) | Shaun Pollock (SA) | Javagal Srinath (IND) | Chaminda Vaas (SL)
Cricketers who have achieved the 'All-rounder's Double' (2000 runs/200 wickets) in Test matches

Wasim Akram 78 Tests | Richie Benaud 60 Tests | Ian Botham 42 Tests | Chris Cairns 58 Tests |Sir Richard Hadlee 54 Tests
Jacques Kallis 102 Tests | Kapil Dev 50 Tests | Imran Khan 50 Tests | Anil Kumble 110 Tests | Shaun Pollock 56 Tests
Sir Garfield Sobers 80 Tests | Chaminda Vaas 82 Tests | Daniel Vettori 69 Tests | Shane Warne 100 Tests

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