On the final day of Perth test Sunil Gavaskar rated the win as the best by india in the 35-40 years of cricket he has covered. I was amused, not because I felt happy being able to witness the occasion, but also to see the admission from a guy who had been part of the same setup that the current lot of players are best bunch ever to represent India ever.
It may seem funny for older player, but I have seen the Indian cricket evolve from a bunch competing to represent India to a bunch competing to assert India. Right now I does not seem to be just a one-off effort, rather the Team India is delivering goods consistently for over last 7-8 years. They are not only winning on Indian dust-bowls, but on African skidders, English swingers, West Indian jumpers, and Australian fliers.
The other aspect I saw in the Perth day was that evolving of Team India from a one-star team to an all-star team, where contributions all over won you a match rather than single individual efforts.
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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!!!
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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