Tag: Anil Kumble

‘You’re very greedy’: Harbhajan to Kumble on anniversary of spinner’s perfect 10 haul

This day, in 1999, Kumble became only the second man in world cricket to pick up all 10 wickets in an innings of a Test match when he ran through a Pakistan batting line-up here.

February 7, 2022

Angry Kumble blames batsmen for Punjab’s two-run loss against RR

Young RR pacer Kartik Tyagi's last-over heroics guided the side to a nail-biting victory. Punjab needed four runs in the last over but Tyagi conceded just one run and took two wickets to guide his side home.

September 22, 2021

IPL 2020: Ravi Bishnoi developing ‘chutki’ flipper under Anil Kumble’s guidance

Like Anil Kumble, Ravi Bishnoi started off as a fast bowler before turning to leg-spin which has traces of his fast bowling background.

October 9, 2020

IPL 2020: We have our plans for RCB, says Kings XI Punjab coach Anil Kumble

Kings XI and RCB have faced each other 24 times in the IPL so far and both sides have won 12 games each.

September 24, 2020

IPL 2020: Kings XI Punjab looking to overcome title drought under KL Rahul, Anil Kumble

Rahul, who has been in red-hot form for India in white-ball cricket in the recent past, was appointed as skipper ahead of the season.

September 16, 2020

Kings XI Punjab have a very balanced squad for IPL 2020, says Anil Kumble

India'a highest-ever international wicket-taker, Anil Kumble, was also seen praising his team's captain KL Rahul who had been the most important player.

September 4, 2020

Anil Kumble believes Harbhajan Singh was wronged during Monkeygate incident

An on-field fiasco between Harbhajan and Andrew Symonds in the Sydney Test had grabbed headlines for all the wrong reasons.

August 1, 2020

Stuart Broad becomes 7th cricketer to scalp 500 Test wickets

Broad becomes the second Englishman to achieve this feat James Anderson, who had achieved the feat against West Indies in 2017 at the Lord's.

July 28, 2020

Was lucky to have Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag at nest: Anil Kumble

Anil Kumble believed bowling to them was instrumental in him becoming one of the best craftsmen of spin bowling.

July 26, 2020

I don’t know why people compared me with Shane Warne: Anil Kumble

In terms of Test wicket, Anil Kumble with 619 scalps is just behind Warne (708) and Muralitharan (800) in the international list of highest wicket-taker.

July 25, 2020

I know the end could have been better: Anil Kumble on stint as India coach

The 49-year-old also opened up regarding his relationship with off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and explained how they bowled in tandem.

July 22, 2020

We definitely spoke to Rahul Dravid: Ex-CoA chief Rai on India coach job

"In terms of potential for coaching, Dravid, Shastri and Kumble are the best in the business," Rai revealed.

July 6, 2020

Kumble was very aggressive on the field, soft-spoken off it: Pragyan Ojha

'Am I talking to the same person who I saw on the ground?' Ojha was taken aback.

June 27, 2020

Anil Kumble probably greatest match-winner India has produced: Harbhajan

Despite his limitations such as not being a huge turner of the ball, Kumble remains one of the most successful bowlers of all time.

June 21, 2020

Umesh Yadav not thinking much about saliva ban, waiting to begin practice with new rules to understand

According to new ICC rules, players will not be permitted to use saliva to shine the ball and if a player does apply saliva to the ball.

June 18, 2020

Former England spinner Monty Panesar wants wax to shine ball in absence of saliva

Earlier, Sachin Tendulkar had suggested that both the umpires can contain a bottle of wax and a bowling team should be allowed to use a particular amount.

June 17, 2020

Competition between bat and ball should be fair: Ishant Sharma on saliva ban

The ICC Cricket Committee had suggested the international governing body to temporarily ban the use of saliva to avoid the risk of a COVID-19 outbreak.

June 12, 2020