Anil Kumble India's Greatest Wicket-Taker-is-going-offline

Posted In: 2008 , Beaware about it , india news . By Bhagwat

Anil Kumble, after a tally of 619 wickets over 131 Tests, has called it a day. India's Greatest Wicket Taker.. is going offline.
Indian captain Anil Kumble announced his retirement from international cricket on Sunday. He will not feature in the final test of the Border-Gavaskar trophy in Nagpur.

Kumble, 38, is the third highest wicket-taker in Tests with 619 wickets in 132 Tests at an average of 29.63.
Indian captain Anil Kumble announced his retirement from international cricket on Sunday. He will not feature in the final test of the Border-Gavaskar trophy in Nagpur.

Kumble, 38, is the third highest wicket-taker in Tests with 619 wickets in 132 Tests at an average of 29.63.

He has produced the goods all across the globe for the Indians. He has the distinct feat of picking all the 10 wickets in an innings and also score a Test hundred. He has always given everything for the sport. His dedication could be seen on many occations specially when he came back to bowl here at Kotla with a stitched finger. In a similar manner, he came onto take Brian Lara’s wicket with a broken jaw. That shows how dedicated he was.
Anil Kumble announced his retirement on the last day of the match on 2nd November 2008 in the 3rd test match at Feroz shah kotla cricket stadium at New Delhi, India. The decision although was on cards came as a surprise. Kumble injured his little finger of left hand while attempting a catch of Matthew Hayden in Australia's first innings which rendered him unfit for the 4rth and final test of the series against Australia. The veteran leggie was finding it difficult to find his striking form and went wicketless in four consecutive innings for the first time in his carrier before the 2nd innings of the 3rd test of the series against Australia in which he managed 3 wickets . Mitchell Johnson of Australia happens to be the last victim of Kumble. India made a premature declaration in order to let Kumble have a final trundle. His final delivery was a low full toss, which was decisively driven down the ground for four runs by the batsman Matthew Hayden.