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Anil Kumble

Anil Kumble is a former Indian international cricketer known for his right arm leg spin. He was the Head Coach of the Indian National Cricket Team until the ICC Champions Trophy 2017. The former captain has a record of 619 wickets in test cricket, the highest by any Indian and third highest in the world. He is also called as ‘Jumbo’ and he is the fourth Indian cricketer to be inducted in the ICC Hall of Fame. The Bengaluru born cricketer made his test as well as One Day International (ODI) debut in 1990 and has represented the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League. After retiring from IPL in 2012, he held the position of Chief Mentor of RCB and later became the Chief Mentor of Mumbai Indians. He was appointed as the Chairman of International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Cricket Committee in October 2012.

Anil Kumble was born to Krishna Swamy and Saroja Kumble on October 17, 1970, in Bengaluru. After completing his primary education from Holy Saint English High School, he completed his schooling and pre university college education from National High School in Basavanagudi, Bengaluru. He went on to graduate with a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering in 1992. Kumble had interest in cricket since childhood and started to play cricket in streets. At the age of 13 he joined a club called “Young Cricketers”. During his engineering days, he made his first class debut playing for Karnataka in 1989 and in the debut match against Hyderabad he took four wickets in the match and made a noticeable performance. He was then selected by the Indian selectors for the U-19 series against Pakistan and in the series he made an impact with his batting too and scored 113 runs in the first test and 76 runs in the second test match. The Indian selectors were impressed by his performance and selected him to debut for the ODI.

Anil Kumble made his ODI debut on 25th April, 1990 and played his debut match against Sri Lanka in the Australia-Asia Cup. In the series, Kumble was selected for a match against Pakistan and he was successful in picking up two wickets. In the same year, Kumble was selected for the India's Tour of England for a three test series and in the second test he played, he bagged 3 wickets in the first innings of the match. Kumble, however, was not able to create any lasting imapct in the remaining series adn was dropped from the team till 1992. Not playing for the National Team did not de-spirit him and he continued to concentrate on his game in the domestic cricket. Finally he was noticed again after his performance of 13/138 against Delhi in the 1992 Irani Trophy. The excellent performance helped him getting selected in the South Africa and ZimbabwesSeries. It was an uphill climb for him after that. He was widely acknowledged for his performance in South Africa and he took 18 wickets in four test matches at an average of 25.94. Later in the England Tour, he took 21 wickets at an average of 19.8 and was also declared as the Man of the Match for his performance in the third test of the series where he picked up seven wickets. He made the record of taking 50 wickets in 10 matches and took 100 wickets in 21 matches, the second fastest by any Indian bowler.

Kumble played the 1995 English Cricket Season for Northamptonshire and was the only player to take more than 100 wickets in the season. He was named one of the five cricketers of the year in 1996. He was the leading wicket taker of 1996 with 90 wickets at an average of 24.14 (Test and ODI wickets combined). He was also a part of the 1996 World Cup and played all the matches. The next record that Kumble shares with Jim Laker of England is to take all the ten wickets in a Test Innings and he achieved this against Pakistan in February 1999. His performance was rated as the "Best bowling performance of all time" by Wisden. On 6^th October 2004, he became the third spinner in the history of the game to have reached the mark of capturing 400 wickets. He is the second Indian after Kapil Dev to achieve this mark and on 10^th December, he became the highest wicket taker in India and surpassed Kapil Dev's 434 wickets record. On 11^th March 2006, he took his 500th Test Wicket to become the fourth highest wicket taker in test match. After India returned from the 2007 World Cup, Anil Kumble declared his retirement from ODI cricket on 30 March 2007. He was declared as the Indian Captain for test team in 2007 after Rahul Dravid resigned from the post. Under his captaincy, India won 1-0 against Pakistan and lost 1-2 against Australia. Kumble also performed with bat and on 10^th August 2007 he scored his maiden century with a 110 not out against England. Kumble dismissed Vaughan as his 563^rd Test wicket to reach McGrath's record, later by dismissing Monty Panesar he overtook McGrath and became the third highest wicket taker after Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne. He reached the milestone of 600 wickets on 17^th January 2008 and he took these 600 wickets in 124 matches at an average of 28.68. Kumble retired from Test cricket in November 2008 and then Mahendra Singh Dhoni was declared as the test captain.

Kumble is married to Chethana Kumble and the couple has a son Mayas Kumble and daughter Svasti Kumble. One of the main roads in Karnataka was renamed as Anil Kumble Road and it was inaugurated by Anil Kumble himself. He has been honoured with the "Best Breakthrough Performance in IPL 2009" after his five wickets for five runs performance against Rajasthan Royals. For his brilliant career in Indian cricket, Anil Kumble has been rewarded with many awards and nominations. In the yer 1995, he received the Arjuna Award from Indian Government and he was also included as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1996. In 2005, he received Padma Shri, a civilian award by the Indian Government and was included in ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2015.

Attack New Zealand with Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal: Anil Kumble
Press Trust of India | February 7, 2019 8:40 PM IST
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Attack New Zealand with Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal: Anil Kumble
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2nd T20I India vs New Zealand: Anil Kumble Gives Advice to Save Series Against Black Caps, Says Rohit Sharma-Led Team India Should Attack With Yuzvendra Chahal And Kuldeep Yadav
India.com Sports Desk | February 7, 2019 8:00 PM IST
To maintain the clean sheet and save the series against New Zealand, former India captain Anil Kumbl...
2nd T20I India vs New Zealand: Anil Kumble Gives Advice to Save Series Against Black Caps, Says Rohit Sharma-
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Republic Day 2019: Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble And Other Icons of Cricket Fraternity Lead Celebratory Wishes on 70th R-Day
India.com Sports Desk | January 26, 2019 11:48 AM IST
India celebrated it's 70th Republic day on 26th January 2019 and the occasion was marked with wishes...
Republic Day 2019: Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble And Other Icons of Cricket Fraternity Lead Celebratory Wishe
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Ranji Trophy 2018-19: Roosh Kalaria sixth bowler to take a hat-trick this season
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Ranji Trophy 2018-19: Roosh Kalaria sixth bowler to take a hat-trick this season
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No one sacked Anil Kumble as head coach, there was an issue as far as Virat Kohli was concerned: VVS Laxman
CricketCountry Staff | January 14, 2019 9:10 PM IST
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No one sacked Anil Kumble as head coach, there was an issue as far as Virat Kohli was concerned: VVS Laxman
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar completes 100 ODI wickets
CricketCountry Staff | January 12, 2019 8:23 AM IST
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar completes 100 ODI wickets
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Harbhajan Singh Slams Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul For Jeopardising Reputation Of Indian Cricketers
PTI | January 11, 2019 7:28 PM IST
Ace spinner Harbhajan Singh on Friday slammed Hardik Pandya and K L Rahul for their sexist comments ...
Harbhajan Singh Slams Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul For Jeopardising Reputation Of Indian Cricketers
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Sri Lanka's Malinda Pushpakumara Creates History, Claims All Ten Wickets For Colombo Cricket Club in an Innings of a First-Class Match
India.com Sports Desk | January 7, 2019 12:51 PM IST
Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Malinda Pushpakumara has achieved the rare feat of claiming all ten wicke...
Sri Lanka's Malinda Pushpakumara Creates History, Claims All Ten Wickets For Colombo Cricket Club in an Innin
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Sri Lanka spinner Malinda Pushpakumara claims all 10 wickets in an innings
CricketCountry Staff | January 7, 2019 5:28 AM IST
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Sri Lanka spinner Malinda Pushpakumara claims all 10 wickets in an innings
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IPL good preparation for India's bowlers ahead of 2019 Cricket World Cup: MS Dhoni
CricketCountry Staff | December 29, 2018 7:14 AM IST
MS Dhoni does not entirely agree with views that India s crop of fast bowlers should consider skippi...
IPL good preparation for India's bowlers ahead of 2019 Cricket World Cup: MS Dhoni
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Was surprising to see India not play a spinner in Perth Test: Anil Kumble
CricketCountry Staff | December 24, 2018 10:37 AM IST
Former India captain and coach Anil Kumble believes that the current team management should have pla...
Was surprising to see India not play a spinner in Perth Test: Anil Kumble
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Australia vs India 3rd Test Melbourne: Anil Kumble Picks His XI For Virat Kohli's India For Boxing Day Test, Suggests Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari as Openers
Vraj Rupchandani | December 23, 2018 7:39 PM IST
Australia vs India 3rd Test Melbourne: India's opening has been a serious matter of concern and with...
Australia vs India 3rd Test Melbourne: Anil Kumble Picks His XI For Virat Kohli's India For Boxing Day Test,
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We wanted Anil Kumble to continue but he wanted to quit: VVS Laxman
Press Trust of India | December 21, 2018 5:16 PM IST
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We wanted Anil Kumble to continue but he wanted to quit: VVS Laxman
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Mohammed Shami breaks Anil Kumble’s record of most overseas Test wickets in a year
CricketCountry Staff | December 17, 2018 11:56 AM IST
With the wicket of Australia s Nathan Lyon on day four in Perth, Mohammed Shami has surpassed the ma...
Mohammed Shami breaks Anil Kumble’s record of most overseas Test wickets in a year
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Manipur Pacer Rex Singh Emulates Anil Kumble's Historic Feat, Scalps Ten wickets in an Innings Against Arunachal Pradesh in Cooch Behar U-19 Trophy Match | WATCH
India.com Sports Desk | December 15, 2018 1:24 PM IST
Rajkumar Rex Singh, a left-arm medium pacer from Manipur stormed into the limelight when he picked a...
Manipur Pacer Rex Singh Emulates Anil Kumble's Historic Feat, Scalps Ten wickets in an Innings Against Arunac
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Isha Ambani-Anand Piramal's Wedding: Sahin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh Spotted With Amitabh Bachchan | PICS & WATCH VIDEO
India.com Sports Desk | December 13, 2018 11:50 AM IST
Isha Ambani-Anand Piramal's Wedding: It sure is the wedding season and the latest to get married is ...
Isha Ambani-Anand Piramal's Wedding: Sahin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh Spotted With
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Virat Kohli engineered Anil Kumble's exit, leaked email suggests
Agence France-Presse | December 12, 2018 5:21 PM IST
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Virat Kohli engineered Anil Kumble's exit, leaked email suggests
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Leaked E-mail Unveils How Indian Skipper Virat Kohli Was Responsible in Anil Kumble's Axe as Coach
India.com Sports Desk | December 12, 2018 2:10 PM IST
The strained relationship between Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Anil Kumble never remained behind t...
Leaked E-mail Unveils How Indian Skipper Virat Kohli Was Responsible in Anil Kumble's Axe as Coach
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Played under lots of captains but Anil Kumble was the only leader: Gautam Gambhir
CricketCountry Staff | December 11, 2018 9:25 AM IST
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Played under lots of captains but Anil Kumble was the only leader: Gautam Gambhir
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Super six: India's Test victories in Australia
Jamie Alter | December 10, 2018 11:02 AM IST
Virat Kohli has become the fifth Indian captain to win a Test match in Australia after Bishan Singh ...
Super six: India's Test victories in Australia
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