
There was a role-reversal at the Chidambaram Stadium. Chennai Super Kings and their so-called air-conditioned captain MS Dhoni panicked under self-inflicted pressure, while Bangalore Royal Challengers smelt blood and went in for the kill with great precision.
Rahul Dravid’s men defended one of the smallest scores in the tournament — 126-8 having chosen to bat — and Chennai, who were cruising at 60-0 in 9 overs, finished at 112-8 to lose by 14 runs. [Read more →]
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Anil Kumble
India
Full name Anil Kumble
Born October 17, 1970, Bangalore, Karnataka
Current age 37 years 171 days
Major teams India, Asia XI, Karnataka, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Surrey
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
127 |
165 |
32 |
2427 |
110* |
18.24 |
6249 |
38.83 |
1 |
5 |
292 |
9 |
57 |
0 |
| ODIs |
271 |
136 |
47 |
938 |
26 |
10.53 |
1536 |
61.06 |
0 |
0 |
57 |
6 |
85 |
0 |
| First-class |
238 |
308 |
61 |
5475 |
154* |
22.16 |
|
|
7 |
17 |
|
|
117 |
0 |
| List A |
380 |
203 |
73 |
1456 |
30* |
11.20 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
|
|
122 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
8.00 |
7 |
114.28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
127 |
227 |
39450 |
17669 |
608 |
10/74 |
14/149 |
29.06 |
2.68 |
64.8 |
31 |
35 |
8 |
| ODIs |
271 |
265 |
14496 |
10412 |
337 |
6/12 |
6/12 |
30.89 |
4.30 |
43.0 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
| First-class |
238 |
|
65399 |
28608 |
1120 |
10/74 |
|
25.54 |
2.62 |
58.3 |
|
72 |
19 |
| List A |
380 |
|
20247 |
14178 |
514 |
6/12 |
6/12 |
27.58 |
4.20 |
39.3 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
2 |
2 |
47 |
46 |
4 |
2/20 |
2/20 |
11.50 |
5.87 |
11.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
England v India at Manchester, Aug 9-14, 1990 |
| Last Test |
India v South Africa at Ahmedabad, Apr 3-5, 2008 |
| ODI debut |
India v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Apr 25, 1990 |
| Last ODI |
Bermuda v India at Port of Spain, Mar 19, 2007 |
| First-class debut |
1989/90 |
| Last First-class |
India v South Africa at Ahmedabad, Apr 3-5, 2008 |
| List A debut |
1989/90 |
| Last List A |
Bermuda v India at Port of Spain, Mar 19, 2007 |
| Twenty20 debut |
Gloucestershire v Surrey at Bristol, Jul 24, 2006 |
| Last Twenty20 |
Nottinghamshire v Surrey at Nottingham, Aug 12, 2006 |
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1996
No bowler in history has won India more Test matches than Anil Kumble, and there probably hasn’t been a harder trier either. Like the great tall wristspinners Bill O’Reilly and his own idol BS Chandrasekhar, Kumble trades the legspinner’s proverbial yo-yo for a spear, as the ball hacks through the air rather than hanging in it and comes off the pitch with a kick rather than a kink. It is a method that has provided him stunning success, particularly on Indian soil, where his deliveries burst like packets of water upon the feeblest hint of a crack, and more than one modern-day batsman has remarked that there is no more difficult challenge in cricket than handling Kumble on a wearing surface. [Read more →]
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