Anil Radhakrishna Kumble - The new batting hero

Kaustuv Sengupta

17 years ago

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Anil Radhakrishna Kumble – The new batting hero

A fabulous maiden Test century by Anil Kumble at the age of 37 years and after playing 118 test cricket and 150 test innings. It undoubtedly took longest time in test history to score his first test century but it was a great achievement by this great player of India who has been playing for more about 17 year for the country. Batting at no. 8, he not only top scored for India in their 664 runs first innings but also remain unbeaten at 110 and also broke a jink of a sort by posting the first test century by an Indian in the ongoing series.  
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Kumble batted resolutely, hitting some excellent shots on the off side to bring up his maiden test hundred. His unbeaten knock of 110 included 16 boundaries and a six. Anil Kumble also added to England’s agony by prolonging the Indian innings while also notching up his maiden Test century. India did everything in its power to shut England out of the third Test on a summer day here at The Oval and notch up the test series after 21 years. Kumble’s prior best was 88 against South Africa, almost a decade ago. S Sreesanth who hit a 32-ball 35 before being the last man out ably supported him. <o:p></o:p>
Resuming on 316 for four, India scored 664 before being dismissed on day two. No team in Test cricket’s 127-year history has scored more and lost. England was forced to bowl over a 1000 deliveries. <o:p></o:p>
India’s innings was reminiscent of the 2002 Leeds Test when India had posted 628 for eight and recorded an innings victory – the first against England. In that match, the three stalwarts of Indian cricket Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid had each scored a century.<o:p></o:p>
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Kumble was born on 17th October 1970 in Bangalore; Karnataka is a qualified Mechanical Engineer from Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering of 1991-92 batches. He is currently the highest wicket taker for India in both test cricket and one day International. Since his debut in International in April 25, 1990, he has taken over 560 test wickets and 360 ODI wickets. He is also the second highest wicket taker in Test Cricket behind Shane Warne of Australia.  He is also one of only two bowlers in the history of Cricket to have taken all 10 wickets in a test inning the other being the great Jim Laker of England. He is also one of the 4 bowlers, alongside Sir Richard Hadlee, Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan, and the only Indian bowler ever, to have taken 5 wickets in a Test innings more than 30 times. He also holds the world record for the largest number of caught-and-bowled dismissals in tests.<o:p></o:p>
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Anil Kumble has a nickname Jumbo, because his deliveries for a spinner, is as fast as a Jumbo Jet. Anil Kumble is perhaps India’s best current spinner in a side which is beginning once again to consider fast bowling a viable attacking option. After returning to India from the 2007 Cricket World Cup, he announced his retirement from ODI Cricket on March 30, 2007.

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