Anil Kumble

Anil Kumble (full name:Anil Radhakrishna Kumble) is a retired Indian cricketer who captained Indian national cricket team for a few matches.Anil Kumble is a right arm leg spin bowler.One of the best bowler in world cricket.

Anil Kumble

Personal information
Full name	Anil Kumble
Born	(1970-10-17) 17 October 1970 (age 54) Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Nickname	Jumbo
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Legbreak googly
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	India (1990–2008)
Test debut (cap 192)	9 August 1990 v England
Last Test	29 October 2008 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 78)	25 April 1990 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	19 March 2007 v Bermuda
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1989/90–2008/09	Karnataka
2006	Surrey
2000	Leicestershire
1995	Northamptonshire
2008–2010	Royal Challengers Bangalore
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 132 271 244 380 Runs scored 2,506 938 5,572 1,456 Batting average 17.77 10.54 21.68 11.20 100s/50s 1/5 0/0 7/17 0/0 Top score 110* 26 154* 30* Balls bowled 40,850 14,496 66,931 20,247 Wickets 619 337 1,136 514 Bowling average 29.65 30.89 25.83 27.58 5 wickets in innings 35 2 72 3 10 wickets in match 8 0 20 0 Best bowling 10/74 6/12 10/74 6/12 Catches/stumpings 60/– 85/– 120/– 122/–
Source: espncricinfo, 8 November 2016

Birth

Anil Kumble was born in Bangalore, Karnataka to Krishnaswamy and Saroja. Anil Kumble has a brother named Dinesh Kumble. Kumble studied his studies in Holy Saint English School. He started playing cricket in streets in Bangalore. Kumble completed B.E in Rashtriya Vidhyalaya College of Engineering in 1991-92.

Cricket

Anil Kumble made his first-class debut against Hyderabad on 30 November 1989 playing for Karnataka. He took 4 wickets in the match. Anil played his debut Test match against England national cricket team. He picked 3 wickets in the second match of the series. Anil picked 18 wickets with the average of 25.94 at the economy rate of 1.84 in the four match series against South Africa in 1992. He picked 21 wickets against the series with England in the same year.In the third match of the series he picked 7 wickets for 165 runs and was awarded the Man of the Match award. On November 27 1993, Kumble picked 6wickets/12 runs against West Indies in the final match of Hero Cup. This record was broke by Stuart Binny against Bangladesh. Kumble picked 15 wickets in 1996 World Cup and became the leading wicket taker in the tournament. He picked 61 wickets in that single year. Anil along with Jim Laker are the persons who picked all the ten wickets in a single Test inning.^[1] He achieved this against Pakistan in the year 1999.Kumble had bowled over 40850 balls totally in his international cricket career, stands after Muttiah Muralidharan.

Personal life

Anil Kumble is married to Chetana Ramatheertha, whom he met during his early cricketing career. The couple tied the knot in 1999. Chetana, a former employee at TransOcean, was previously married and had a daughter from her earlier relationship, whom Kumble later adopted. Their love story, marked by mutual respect and overcoming social challenges, has often been appreciated by the public.^[2]

The couple has two children, a daughter from Chetana’s previous marriage, and a son born to the couple after their marriage. Kumble is known to be a family-oriented person and has often credited his wife and children for being a strong support system throughout his career.

Awards

• Arjuna award, a sports award from the Government of India, in 1995^[3]
• One of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year, in 1996.^[4]
• Among the 16 cricketers shortlisted for the Wisden Indian Cricketer of the 20th Century, in 2002^[5] (Kapil Dev won)
• Padma Shri, a civilian award from the Government of India, in 2005.^[6]
• A prominent intersection in M. G. Road, Bengaluru has been named after Anil Kumble.^[7]
• ‘Best breakthrough performance IPL 2009’ for his five-for-five against Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2009.^[8]
• ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, a sports award from the ICC, in 2015.^[9]