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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.

Anil Kumble Opens Up On India's Dismal Show Against England At T20 World Cup 2022 Semifinal
India.com Sports Desk | November 11, 2022 3:11 PM IST
The Indian bowlers were completely blown away by English batters Jos Buttler and Alex Hales in the
Anil Kumble Opens Up On India's Dismal Show Against England At T20 World Cup 2022 Semifinal
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Punjab Kings Part Ways With Head Coach Anil Kumble
India.com Sports Desk | August 25, 2022 10:31 PM IST
The franchise is looking for a new coach, and an announcement is expected soon.
Punjab Kings Part Ways With Head Coach Anil Kumble
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Yuvraj Singh to Virender Sehwag; How Cricket Fraternity Mourned The Death of Singer KK
India.com Sports Desk | June 1, 2022 8:53 AM IST
KK Death: A few top notch cricketers took to social media to express grief.
Yuvraj Singh to Virender Sehwag; How Cricket Fraternity Mourned The Death of Singer KK
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Virender Sehwag Reveals How Anil Kumble Revived His Career And Saved Harbhajan Singh's Too
IANS | May 24, 2022 4:07 PM IST
Sehwag's inclusion in the Test team for the 2007-08 Australia tour for the Border-Gavaskar trophy
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Vinod Rai: I Had Explained To Anil Kumble As To Why He Didn't Get An Extension
IANS | April 7, 2022 6:33 PM IST
Vinod Rai has made a major revelation in his new book, claiming that he had explained to the former
Vinod Rai: I Had Explained To Anil Kumble As To Why He Didn't Get An Extension
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IPL 2022: Punjab Kings Head Coach Anil Kumble Exempted From Paying Service Tax On Promotional Activities
India.com Business Desk | April 7, 2022 12:35 PM IST
IPL 2022: The tax department had earlier asked Anil Kumble to pay Rs 50 lakh tax for the
IPL 2022: Punjab Kings Head Coach Anil Kumble Exempted From Paying Service Tax On Promotional Activities
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IND vs SL: Rohit Sharma Becomes Second Oldest Player After Anil Kumble to Debut as Captain For India in Test Cricket
India.com Sports Desk | March 4, 2022 10:41 AM IST
The India opener comes into the Test series on the back of a four consecutive limited-over series
IND vs SL: Rohit Sharma Becomes Second Oldest Player After Anil Kumble to Debut as Captain For India in Test
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'You're Very Greedy': Harbhajan Singh To Anil Kumble On Anniversary Of Spinner's Perfect 10 Haul
IANS | February 7, 2022 7:47 PM IST
Former spinner Harbhajan was also part of India's bowling line-up in that Test. The offie bowled 18
'You're Very Greedy': Harbhajan Singh To Anil Kumble On Anniversary Of Spinner's Perfect 10 Haul
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Virat Kohli Was Unhappy With Anil Kumble ‘For Not Standing up For Players’ - Ex-Team India Manager Ratnakar Shetty
India.com Sports Desk | February 5, 2022 7:36 AM IST
Virat Kohli-Anil Kumble Fallout: Years after that episode, ex-Team India manager Ratnakar Shetty
Virat Kohli Was Unhappy With Anil Kumble ‘For Not Standing up For Players’ - Ex-Team India Manager Ratnak
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Rashid Latif Dates Back to '90s to Point Out Similarities Between Pakistan and India: Says Kumble-Ganguly-Dravid Trio Very Strong
India.com Sports Desk | January 29, 2022 8:30 AM IST
Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif feels that BCCI President Sourav Ganguly might have had a role
Rashid Latif Dates Back to '90s to Point Out Similarities Between Pakistan and India: Says Kumble-Ganguly-Dra
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Ind vs WI: Ravi Bishnoi Recalls Anil Kumble's Advise to Him After Getting Maiden National Call
India.com Sports Desk | January 27, 2022 6:46 AM IST
Ind vs WI: Bishnoi still remembers the advice given to him by Kumble and hopes to adhere to it.
Ind vs WI: Ravi Bishnoi Recalls Anil Kumble's Advise to Him After Getting Maiden National Call
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From Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan to Australia's Shane Warne; Countries With Bowlers Who Have Taken More Than 400 Wickets in Test Cricket
India.com Sports Desk | December 15, 2021 7:15 AM IST
Here we focus on the countries with bowlers who have scalped more than 400 wickets in red-ball
From Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan to Australia's Shane Warne; Countries With Bowlers Who Have Taken More
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Ravi Shastri on BCCI Appointing Anil Kumble as Team India's Head Coach in 2017
India.com Sports Desk | December 10, 2021 10:23 AM IST
Years after that episode, Shastri has broken his silence and blamed the BCCI for being unfair to
Ravi Shastri on BCCI Appointing Anil Kumble as Team India's Head Coach in 2017
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Who is Taqi Raza? The Common Link Between Anil Kumble, Ajaz Patel's Perfect 10
India.com Sports Desk | December 7, 2021 6:27 AM IST
Ind vs NZ: For starters, Raza explains how he has to have a calm head while everyone else is going
Who is Taqi Raza? The Common Link Between Anil Kumble, Ajaz Patel's Perfect 10
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IND vs NZ: Ravichandran Ashwin Scalps 50 Wickets in Calendar Year in Tests; Only Indian Bowler to Achieve it on Most Number of Occasions
India.com Sports Desk | December 5, 2021 8:02 PM IST
The Tamil Nadu off-spinner is only 9 dismissals away from overtaking India's second-highest
IND vs NZ: Ravichandran Ashwin Scalps 50 Wickets in Calendar Year in Tests; Only Indian Bowler to Achieve it
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Indian Origin Ajaz Patel Creates History vs India, Becomes 3rd Bowler to Claim All 10 Wickets in an Innings of Test Match After Jim Laker And Anil Kumble
India.com Sports Desk | December 4, 2021 1:57 PM IST
Patel picked up six wickets on the first day of the second Test and the remaining four came during
Indian Origin Ajaz Patel Creates History vs India, Becomes 3rd Bowler to Claim All 10 Wickets in an Innings o
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Rahul Dravid Officially Applies For Team India Head Coach's Post; VVS Laxman Likely to Take Over at NCA
India.com Sports Desk | October 26, 2021 5:56 PM IST
The top brass of BCCI, including president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah, had a meeting
Rahul Dravid Officially Applies For Team India Head Coach's Post; VVS Laxman Likely to Take Over at NCA
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Anil Kumble Reacts After Punjab Kings' Heartbreaking Last-Over Loss vs Rajasthan Royals
India.com Sports Desk | September 22, 2021 7:29 AM IST
IPL 2021: Kumble reckoned when you leave it till the last two balls, it becomes a lottery.
Anil Kumble Reacts After Punjab Kings' Heartbreaking Last-Over Loss vs Rajasthan Royals
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BCCI Strikes Back at Kohli-Shastri Regime! Will Kumble Accept The Job Offer?
IANS | September 18, 2021 5:25 PM IST
Kumble was head coach of the team before he decided to step down in 2017 after reports emerged of
BCCI Strikes Back at Kohli-Shastri Regime! Will Kumble Accept The Job Offer?
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Mahela Jayawardena Rejects Team India's Head Coach Offer: Report
India.com Sports Desk | September 18, 2021 1:49 PM IST
Team India Head Coach: The report claims that Mahela Jayawardena snubbed the offer because he
Mahela Jayawardena Rejects Team India's Head Coach Offer: Report
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