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he is been a superb player and a gentleman on and off the field ... my alll regards to him ... the way he handled his team in the past IPL was a magnificent example of his leadership quality which was hidden for most part of his carrier ,,, hope he will come back again like what he did in this past year ipl........... all the best for you and your team
jammy999 on 24 Nov 2009, 06:09 PM
@Surya-y
Yeah the Sydney saga is etched in every cricket lovers mind I'm sure. And the way Kumble handled the entire incident, he emerged from the sordid affair with his dignity intact...as always :) Quite true to his own quote-
"Cricket should talk. I have always believed that, no matter what, cricket should talk."
Yeah the Sydney saga is etched in every cricket lovers mind I'm sure. And the way Kumble handled the entire incident, he emerged from the sordid affair with his dignity intact...as always :) Quite true to his own quote-
"Cricket should talk. I have always believed that, no matter what, cricket should talk."
disha-shetty on 19 Nov 2009, 03:54 PM
Excellent write-up Disha. Yeah, BCCI never utilized his services as a captain. In those difficult times(having 3 ex-captains in the team), he brought a rare dignity to his role. He took a disarrayed cricket team and united them with a skeleton of hard metal. Who would forget the post Sydney incident!!
surya-y on 19 Nov 2009, 03:38 PM
Good one Disha !!!
Yeah I felt instead of Sachin Tendulkar after Azhar left he should have been given a go by BCCI unfortunately it didnt happen.
Whatever time he is with RCB lets enjoy it and cherish the moments of a never-say-never cricketer :)
Yeah I felt instead of Sachin Tendulkar after Azhar left he should have been given a go by BCCI unfortunately it didnt happen.
Whatever time he is with RCB lets enjoy it and cherish the moments of a never-say-never cricketer :)
Aak on 18 Nov 2009, 10:16 PM
I mainly feel that Kumble the leader was never used to full potential due to the unholy rush by the BCCI to get Dhoni under the helm of the test team also. But his retirement came as a shock. I watched everyday of that series expect the day when he announced his retirement, and I was shocked when a friend called me up at my uncle's house asking me to look at the news.
Truly he left the international arena wit people like me asking why now?
Truly he left the international arena wit people like me asking why now?
Poshin on 18 Nov 2009, 06:56 PM
@jackky,hitch writer- Thank you :)
Missed him a lot today against the Sri Lankan onslaught.
Missed him a lot today against the Sri Lankan onslaught.
disha-shetty on 18 Nov 2009, 06:35 PM
Great Write up !!
jackky on 18 Nov 2009, 05:33 PM
The only thing I liked about this man's captaincy is his passion for the game.. Something that you can see in all the old folks playing in the team.. Their passion shows! I don't see any modern day cricketers play with such passion..
I recall Kumble yell 'Yayyy!' even when he bowls out a tail ender.. It's just pure passion for the game that makes him the most liked cricketer in India!
I recall Kumble yell 'Yayyy!' even when he bowls out a tail ender.. It's just pure passion for the game that makes him the most liked cricketer in India!
KunJan on 18 Nov 2009, 01:45 PM
One of the biggest attributes of Anil Kumble as captain was his intensity which reflected on the team. I always believe its the intensity which makes things happen in cricket & Indian team's intensity during his tenure was something else. The steel of Kumble reflected in the team.
The fightback in Perth, the fight back in the second test in srilanka tour... will always remain in my mind !!!
Brilliant post !!
The fightback in Perth, the fight back in the second test in srilanka tour... will always remain in my mind !!!
Brilliant post !!
hitchwriter on 18 Nov 2009, 01:27 PM
Good observation and well said about a man whose career has been so long in all formats! Thorough Gentleman and real ambassador of Cricket!
abhishek-srivastava on 18 Nov 2009, 01:16 PM 
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If you ever wondered whether cricket was still a gentleman's game,then one look at Anil Kumble and all your doubts will be allayed. The leader makes his presence felt on and off the field-the team can't help but take their skipper's lead. He managed to script a turnaround for RCB in the second edition of the Indian Premier League.
In his own way Anil Kumble (Read: Jumbo's 5-5 against Rajasthan Royals in IPL-2) has made a statement for elder statesmen in the shortest format of the game. He embodies the fact that playing aggressively does not necessarily mean shouting or creating a ruckus. Instead, his single-minded focus has helped him instill fear in the minds of the rivals.
Kumble first captured the public's imagination by sweeping up wickets with his leg spin. And then by coming out to bowl with a bandaged jaw in a Test match in St John's, Antigua. Apart from that, Kumble has many firsts to his credit if you leave out his wicket tally. He was the first Indian cricketer to quit one form of the game and the first-ever specialist Test captain.
He was appointed as the Test captain at the end of his career, when India was at a crossroads and Dhoni needed a mentor, for a home series against Pakistan. He went on to win the series, the first home triumph against Pakistan in 27 years, before playing a big role in holding the side together during the controversial series in Australia.But Kumble, always the fighter, tried to build the side into a fighting unit. When Kumble left the international stage, the decision was met with a collective `Why now?' rather than a `Why not?'' from cricket-lovers across the world.
Jumbo knew his time was up when his hand took time to recover, for him to play for long. He was given a grand send-off but returned to the world stage yet again, on the IPL platform, where his leadership was instrumental in getting RCB to the final in 2009 after a disappointing first season. And more recently, in CLT20, he proved once more that age has no correlation to success in the slam bang version of the game.
P.S. For the Top 9 bloggers of RCB FFC this topic might ring a bell. We were given this very topic to blog on, from the Press stand of M Chinnaswamy Stadium. :-)