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Bangalore pull off a coup, Dhoni blames poor shot selection

May 21st, 2008 · 50 Comments

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

April 5th, 2008 · No Comments

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
Notes

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1996

Profile

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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