Friday 18 January, 2008

Kumble joins 600 club

It is one of the most privileged occasion for me as a cricket fan to see Indian Cricket Captain Anil Kumble join 600+ club.
A gentleman of cricketer in this era of so-called flamboyant cricketers, this humble looking cricketer has proved that to be a successful cricketer all you need is to prove your point on the field by delivering goods for your team. You don't need dancing or romancing skills (Sree and Yuvi, I hope you read it), neither you need to sledge or humiliate your opponents by your words.
I still remember him taking wickets on hard bouncy surfaces in South Africa ahead of Kapil, Prabhakar, and Srinath leading English coach to treat him as a medium pacer. In turn Kumble did not reciprocate in front of media, but proved on Indian turners that he is a spinner as well, forcing Mr. Fletcher to eat his own words.
The greatest tribute for the humble 'Jumbo' comes from his rival for ages Steve Waugh. "Any fair-minded cricket fan would have enjoyed Anil Kumble's 600th Test wicket even though it was Australia's potential saviour Andrew Symonds" Waugh wrote in his column for the 'Daily Telegraph' after the second day's play in the ongoing third Test.
Congrats Anil!!!

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