Anil Kumble

 

Anil Kumble
India
Personal information
Full name	Anil Radhakrishna Kumble
Born	October 17 1970 (1970--) (age 37)
	Bangalore, India
Role	Bowler
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm leg spin
International information
Test debut (cap 192)	9 August 1990: v England
Last Test	13 August 2007: v England
ODI debut (cap 78)	25 April 1990: v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	19 March 2007:  v Bermuda
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2006	Surrey
1989/90 – 2005/06	Karnataka
2000	Leicestershire
1995	Northamptonshire
Career statistics
	Tests	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	118	271	227	380
Runs scored	2212	938	5259	1456
Batting average	18.13	10.53	22.47	11.20
100s/50s	1/4	0/0	7/16	0/0
Top score	110*	26	154*	30*
Balls bowled	36702	14496	62297	20247
Wickets	566	337	1071	514
Bowling average	28.73	30.89	25.20	27.58
5 wickets in innings	33	2	70	3
10 wickets in match	8	n/a	19	n/a
Best bowling	10/74	6/12	10/74	6/12
Catches/stumpings	53/–	85/–	112/–	122/–
As of 29 August, 2007 Source: Cricinfo

Anil Radhakrishna Kumble (Kannada:ಅನಿಲ್‌ ರಾಧಾಕೃಷ್ಣ ಕುಂಬ್ಳೆ)  pronunciation? (born 17 October 1970 in Bangalore, Karnataka) is an Indian cricketer and currently the highest wicket-taker for India in both One-Day International and Test matches. Since his debut in international cricket in April 25, 1990, he has taken over 560 Test wickets and 330 ODI wickets. Although often criticized as not a big turner of the ball^[1], Kumble is the second highest wicket taker among leg spinners in Test cricket behind leg spinner Shane Warne of Australia and the third of all bowlers after Warne and off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka. He is one of only two bowlers in the history of cricket to have taken all 10 wickets in a test innings, the other being Jim Laker of England.^[2] Kumble is currently ranked the 7th best bowler in Tests by the International Cricket Council. He was awarded Padma Shri by Government of India in 2005.

Personal Life

Kumble was born in Bangalore, Karnataka to K.N. Krishna Swamy and Saroja.^[3] 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 while his maternal family hails from Karnataka.^[4] He is married to Chethana Ramatheertha.^[5]

Kumble began playing cricket on streets of Bangalore and joined a club called Young Cricketers when he was 13 years old. Kumble graduated from Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering in 1991-92. Kumble has a brother by name Dinesh. He has a nickname Jumbo, because his deliveries, for a spinner, are "as fast as a Jumbo jet".^[3]

Career

Kumble 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 relies more on accuracy, variations and bounce than spinning the ball.^[4] His unique bowling style can be attributed to matting pitches in Bangalore which assist top-spin and over-spin.^[6]

He made his first-class debut for Karnataka against Hyderabad in November 1989 taking 4 wickets and bagging a pair. He was selected for India Under-19s against Pakistan Under-19s, scoring 113 in the first test and 76 in the second. 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) to have taken all 10 wickets in a Test innings. Kumble achieved this against Pakistan in the second Test played in New Delhi 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 than Warne. He is one of only 2 Indian bowlers (the other being Javagal Srinath) and one of only 3 spinners (the others being Muralitharan and Sanath Jayasuriya) to have taken over 300 ODI wickets. In the India-West Indies series of 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 Warne) to score 2000 runs and take over 500 Test wickets.

On December 10, 2004, 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. After returning to India from the 2007 Cricket World Cup, he announced his retirement from ODI Cricket on March 30, 2007. ^[7]

On 10 August 2007, Kumble scored his maiden century, with an innings of 110 not out against England to help them finish with 664. He took 118 Test matches to reach his maiden Test hundred, which is a record, beating Chaminda Vaas who had held this record previously with 96 Tests. It was also the only hundred by an Indian in the 3 Test series.^[8] He is the only Test cricketer to have taken all ten wickets in an innings and score a Test hundred in his career. A day after scoring his ton, Kumble dismissed Vaughn for his 900th International wicket and 563rd Test wicket, drawing him level with Glenn McGrath. Later he trapped Monty Panesar for an LBW to finish the innings and overtake McGrath in the list of all time wicket takers, only Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan have more wickets.

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.

He is 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 more than 30 times. He also holds the world record for the largest number of caught-and-bowled dismissals in tests, 28. 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 an all-rounder. His fielding is considered adequate and he usually fields on the boundary or at gully.

Awards

• Arjuna award, a sports award from the Government of India, in 1995^[9]
• One of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year, in 1996
• Among the 16 cricketers shortlisted for the Wisden Indian Cricketer of the 20th Century, in 2002^[10] (Kapil Dev won)
• Padma Shri, a civilian award from the Government of India, in 2005

Man of the Series awards

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	2005/06	67 Runs (3 Matches, 4 Innings); 138.3-28-374-20 (2x5 WI, 1x10 WM); 2 Catches

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

Man of the Match awards

9 Awards in Test cricket

Match

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; 1 Catch 2nd Innings: 36-7-85-4; 1 Catch 10 Wicket Match
8	England	Mohali, Chandigarh	2005/06	1st Innings: 32 (2x4); 29.4-8-76-5 2nd Innings: 29-7-70-4
9	England	London, England	2006/07	1st Innings: 110* (2x4); 29.1-7-94-3 2nd Innings: 8* 37-9-123-2

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

External links

• Player Profile: Anil Kumble from Cricinfo
• 10 wicket haul for Kumble at Google Video
• The Score board of the second Test in Delhi - the ten wicket haul for Kumble
• India's greatest bowler - Cricinfo.com article dated 6 October 2004
• Most wickets in Test cricket Cricinfo.com (updated after each match)
• Most 5 wickets in an innings in Test matches - Cricinfo.com (updated after each match)
• Most wickets in ODI cricket - Cricinfo.com (updated after each match)

References

1. ^ A high five for Kumble's 500. Deepti Patavardhan. Rediff.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-09.
2. ^ Kumble reaps reward for commitment. Ayanjit Sen. BBC. Retrieved on 2007-08-09.
3. ^ ^{a b} 10 wickets -- and phone overload. MD Ritti. Rediff.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-09.
4. ^ ^{a b}
5. ^ Riti, M D. Srinath, Kumble bowl over maidens. Rediff. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
6. ^ Persistent Anil Kumble's rich harvest. Scyld Berry. Telegraph. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
7. ^ India's highest wicket-taker calls time on ODIs. Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
8. ^ Anil Kumble makes England suffer. Andy Hooper and agencies. The Telegraph. Retrieved on 2007-08-10.
9. ^ Arjuna awardees - Cricket. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, India. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
10. ^ 16 cricketers shortlisted. The Tribune, Chandigarh. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.

India squad - 1996 Cricket World Cup Semi-finalists
1 Azharuddin (c) • 2 Tendulkar • 3 Jadeja • 4 Sidhu • 5 Kambli • 6 Manjrekar • 7 Mongia (wk) • 8 Srinath • 9 Prasad • 10 Kumble • 11 Prabhakar • 12 Raju • 13 Ankola • 14 Kapoor • Coach: Wadekar (Coach cum Manager)

India squad - 1999 Cricket World Cup
1 Azharuddin (c) • 2 Tendulkar • 3 Ganguly • 4 Dravid • 5 Jadeja • 6 Khurasiya • 7 Mongia (wk) • 8 Srinath • 9 Prasad • 10 Agarkar • 11 Robin Singh • 12 Chopra • 13 Kumble • 14 Mohanty • 15 Ramesh • Coach: Gaekwad

India squad - 2003 Cricket World Cup Runners-up
1 Ganguly (c) • 2 Dravid (wk) • 3 Sehwag • 4 Tendulkar • 5 Kumble • 6 Harbhajan • 7 Srinath • 8 Zaheer • 9 Nehra • 10 Mongia • 11 P Patel (wk) • 12 Bangar • 13 Agarkar • 14 Yuvraj • 15 Kaif • Coach: Wright

India squad - 2007 Cricket World Cup
3 Harbhajan • 7 Dhoni • 10 Tendulkar • 12 Yuvraj • 13 Patel • 19 Dravid (c) • 21 Ganguly • 27 Uthappa • 34 Zaheer • 36 Sreesanth • 37 Kumble • 44 Sehwag • 56 Pathan • 68 Agarkar • 99 Karthik • Coach: Chappell

Bowlers who have taken 400 Test wickets
Shane Warne | Muttiah Muralitharan | Glenn McGrath | Anil Kumble | Courtney Walsh Kapil Dev | Richard Hadlee | Wasim Akram | Curtly Ambrose | Shaun Pollock

Bowlers who have taken 5 wickets in a Test innings 25 times or more
Muttiah Muralitharan | Richard Hadlee | Anil Kumble | Shane Warne Ian Botham | Wasim Akram | Glenn McGrath

Bowlers who have taken 300 One-Day International wickets
Wasim Akram | Muttiah Muralitharan | Waqar Younis Anil Kumble | Glenn McGrath | Shaun Pollock | Javagal Srinath | Chaminda Vaas| Sanath Jayasuriya

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 |  Richard Hadlee 54 Tests |  Jacques Kallis 102 Tests |  Kapil Dev 50 Tests |  Imran Khan 50 Tests |  Anil Kumble 110 Tests |  Shaun Pollock 56 Tests |  Garfield Sobers 80 Tests |  Chaminda Vaas 82 Tests |  Daniel Vettori 69 Tests |  Shane Warne 100 Tests

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