Anil Kumble Biography
Anil Kumble is a former Indian cricketer and captain, who played Tests and ODIs for 18 years. He was also a former head coach of the Indian cricket team as well. A right-arm leg spin (leg break googly) bowler, he took 619 wickets in Test cricket and remains the third-highest wicket taker of all time (as of 2017, behind Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne).
Unlike his contemporaries, Kumble was not a big turner of the ball but relied primarily on pace, bounce, and accuracy. He was
nicknamed “Jumbo”. Kumble was selected as the Cricketer of the Year in 1993 Indian Cricket, and one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year three years later.
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Anil Kumble Age
He was born 17th October 1970 Bengaluru, India. He is 48 years old as of 2018.
Anil Kumble height
He stands at a height of 1.85m tall.
Anil Kumble family
Kumble has a brother named Dinesh Kumble. He is married to Chethana Kumble and has two children – son Mayas Kumble and daughter Svasti Kumble. He also has a daughter Aaruni Kumble (Chetna’s daughter from her first marriage).
anil Kumble wife
He is married to Chethana Ramatheertha.
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Anil Kumble Education
Kumble’s primary school was Holy Saint English School. He began playing cricket on the streets of Bangalore and joined a club called “Young Cricketers” at the age of 13. He completed his pre-university college education from National College Basavanagudi. Kumble graduated B.E from Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering (RVCE) in Mechanical Engineering in
Anil Kumble’s Career
Early domestic career and international debut
Kumble made his first-class debut for Karnataka against Hyderabad on 30 November 1989, taking 4 wickets and bagging a pair. He was then 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 Austral-Asia Cup on 25 April 1990. He played one more game in the series against Pakistan and ended up picking two wickets. His Test debut came in the same year when India toured England for a three-test series.
It was the second test of the series played at Manchester and he picked up 3 wickets conceding 105 runs in the first innings and went wicket-less in the second innings of the match which resulted in a draw. He did not play any Tests until 1992. Kumble picked up 13/138 in Irani Trophy against Delhi for Rest of India which ensured the latter’s victory. This performance helped him earn a place in the Indian side that toured South Africa and Zimbabwe. It was during the 1992 Indian tour of South Africa that he established himself as a quality spinner, taking eight wickets in the second Test.
All in all he took 18 wickets at an average of 25.94 and with an economy rate of 1.84 in the four test series. Later that year, when England toured India, Kumble took 21 wickets in three Tests at an average of 19.8. He picked up seven wickets for 165 runs in the third Test of the series played at Bombay as India went on to win the match by an innings and 15 runs. He was adjudged man of the match for his performance.
Kumble took his first 50 Test wickets in 10 matches; the record remained the fastest by an Indian bowler till Ravichandran Ashwin surpassed him achieving the feat in nine matches. His 100 Test wickets in 21 Test matches, the second fastest by an Indian bowler after Erapalli Prasanna (who took 100 wickets in 20 matches).
On 27 November 1993, he took six wickets for 12 runs in an ODI against the West Indies at Eden Gardens, Calcutta in the final of the Hero Cup, which was an Indian record for very long time. This record was broken by Stuart Binny on 17 June 2014 against Bangladesh. In January 1994, when Sri Lanka toured India, Kumble picked up his first 10 wicket haul in his 14th match which ensured India’s victory by an innings and 119 runs. He picked up 11 wickets for 128 runs in the match.
In 1995 English cricket season Kumble played for Northamptonshire and was the leading wicket taker with 105 wickets at the average of 20.40. He was the only bowler to take more than 100 wickets during that season. His best performance came against Hampshire in a drawn match in County Championship, picking up 13 wickets for 192 runs. This performance in the English county cricket was noted by Wisden as they named him one of their five Cricketers of the Year in 1996.
Anil Kumble’s Involvement in cricket associations
Kumble has been appointed to the athlete’s commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), with his term starting on 1 January 2009.
On 21 November 2010, Kumble was elected as The President of the Karnataka State Cricket Association, with statemates and former India teammate Venkatesh Prasad elected as Vice-President whereas his former teammate, Javagal Srinath got elected as Secretary.
On 12 Oct 2012, Kumble was appointed as the new Chairman of ICC Cricket Committee.
Anil Kumble Stats
|
Format
|
M
|
Inn
|
B
|
Mdn
|
Runs
|
W
|
BB
|
Econ
|
Avg
|
SR
|
4W
|
5W
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Test
1990–08
|
132
|
236
|
40850
|
1576
|
18355
|
619
|
10/74
|
2.69
|
29.6
|
66.0
|
31
|
35
|
|
ODI
1990–07
|
271
|
265
|
14496
|
109
|
10412
|
337
|
6/12
|
4.30
|
30.9
|
43.0
|
8
|
2
|
|
1st class
1989–08
|
244
|
431
|
66931
|
2727
|
29347
|
1136
|
10/74
|
2.63
|
25.8
|
58.9
|
51
|
72
|
|
List A
1990–07
|
380
|
372
|
20247
|
177
|
14178
|
514
|
6/12
|
4.20
|
27.6
|
39.4
|
14
|
3
|
|
T20
2006–10
|
54
|
54
|
1245
|
1
|
1389
|
57
|
5/5
|
6.69
|
24.4
|
21.8
|
2
|
1
|
|
Format
|
M
|
Inn
|
NO
|
Runs
|
HS
|
Avg
|
BF
|
SR
|
100s
|
50s
|
4s
|
6s
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Test
1990–08
|
132
|
173
|
32
|
2506
|
110*
|
17.8
|
6455
|
38.8
|
1
|
5
|
302
|
9
|
|
ODI
1990–07
|
271
|
136
|
47
|
938
|
26
|
10.5
|
1536
|
61.1
|
0
|
0
|
57
|
6
|
|
1st class
1989–08
|
244
|
318
|
61
|
5572
|
154*
|
21.7
|
7967
|
–
|
7
|
17
|
364
|
11
|
|
List A
1990–07
|
380
|
203
|
73
|
1456
|
30*
|
11.2
|
1909
|
–
|
0
|
0
|
70
|
10
|
|
T20
2006–10
|
54
|
21
|
17
|
46
|
8
|
11.5
|
59
|
78.0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
|
Format
|
Catches
|
Run Outs
|
Stumpings
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Test
1990–08
|
60
|
3
|
0
|
|
ODI
1990–07
|
85
|
12
|
0
|
|
1st class
1989–08
|
120
|
4
|
0
|
|
List A
1990–07
|
122
|
12
|
0
|
|
T20
2006–10
|
15
|
1
|
0
|
Anil Kumble’s Awards and Honours
- Arjuna award, a sports award from the Government of India, in 1995
- 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 (Kapil Dev won)
- Padma Shri, a civilian award from the Government of India, in 2005.
- A prominent intersection in M. G. Road, Bengaluru has been named after Anil Kumble.
- ‘Best breakthrough performance IPL 2009’ for his five-for-five against Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2009.
- ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, a sports award from the ICC, in 2015.
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