Tag: Anil Kumble

Anil Kumble thanks corona warriors, urges people to follow instructions

Terming the coronavirus pandemic a Test match, Kumble said all the citizens of the country have to play together and emerge victorious.

May 9, 2020

‘With DRS Anil Kumble would have ended up with 900 wickets’, says Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir heaped praises on Anil Kumble's leadership ability as well and said that he can give his life for the former leg spinner.

May 3, 2020

Anil Kumble is the best captain I have played under: Gautam Gambhir

Gautam heaped praises on Anil Kumble and said had he led the Test team for a longer period of time, he would have broken many captaincy records.

April 22, 2020

Krishnamachari Srikkanth believes MS Dhoni learns virtues of leadership from Anil Kumble

As a captain, Dhoni has won everything that one can ask for. He is the first and the only captain in cricket’s history to lead his team to every ICC glory.

April 19, 2020

Anil Bhai said it’s legal: Kedar Jadhav opens up on his side-arm bowling

Jadhav's side-arm action proved to be quite a tough one for batsmen to pick and he ended up breaking many crucial partnerships

April 17, 2020

Anil Kumble joins fight against COVID-19, contributes to funds

Anil Kumble on Tuesday joined the bandwagon to help India fight COVID-19 and donated to the PM CARES Fund as well as Karnataka Chief Minister's Relief Fund.

March 31, 2020

Sports fraternity thanks essential service providers as nation observes ‘Janta Curfew’

Prime Minister's appeal received a massive response from the citizens and everyone including the sporting heroes participated in large numbers.

March 22, 2020

This day, 1999: When Anil Kumble registered a ‘Perfect 10’ against Pakistan

During the second Test of the two-match series, Kumble picked up all 10 wickets and became only the second bowler in world cricket after England's Jim Laker to claim all wickets in an innings.

February 7, 2020

Ajit Agarkar applies for national selector’s job, ahead in race for chairman’s post: Reports

Agarkar is, without a doubt, the most high-profile name among the applicants.

January 24, 2020

Honoured to have been mentioned by PM: Anil Kumble

Modi had reminded students of Kumble's heroics, as well as the famous VVS Laxman-Rahul Dravid partnership against Australia in 2001 at Kolkata that helped India record an epic win after being forced to follow on.

January 23, 2020

Everybody wants to play Test cricket, feels Anil Kumble

However, Kumble also felt there is a challenge to keep the players focused towards domestic competitions.

January 17, 2020

Anil Kumble confirms ICC will discuss four-day Test proposal in March despite criticism

For the unversed, the four-day Test matches have already been played before.

January 6, 2020

IPL performance will decide Dhoni’s WT20 chances: Anil Kumble

Kumble also said that how good a player is able to play in Australian conditions should also go a long way into the selection process.

December 31, 2019

KXIP needed a power hitter and Glenn Maxwell is the right person: Anil Kumble

Maxwell turned up the heat in the IPL 2020 auction as he emerged as one of the costliest players with Kings XI Punjab buying him at a whopping price of INR 10.75 crore.

December 20, 2019

IPL: 2 RCB flops who performed well for other teams

Has RCB been one of the biggest disappointments of the Indian Premier League till date?

December 13, 2019

ODIs against West Indies would be a challenge for the Indian bowlers, says Anil Kumble

West Indies have a lot of power hitters who can demolish any bowling unit, said Kumble.

December 13, 2019

Shreyas Iyer should bat at no 4 against West Indies in ODIs: Anil Kumble

Giving his views on the upcoming three ODIs, starting Sunday, Anil Kumble said India's bowling attack will have to be at its best.

December 13, 2019