India and West Indies will renew their rivalry in the Test format ranging from July 12 with the 2 groups locking horns in a two-match sequence in pink-ball cricket. Both sides have been concerned in some thrilling cricket over time and few gamers have entered the historical past books with their report. Anil Kumble is one such participant who beloved taking part in against West Indies however certainly one of his acts throughout the 2022 tour of West Indies left everybody surprised.
He was hit by a Mervyn Dillon quick supply and it broke his jaw solely to rule him out of the remainder of the Test match. Perhaps, Kumble was to go away to India for surgical procedure on the very subsequent day. However, earlier than leaving for dwelling, the leg-spinner heroically determined to bowl a few overs and assist group India with his antics. Accordingly, he went to the bottom and delivered 14 overs whereas dismissing legendary Brian Lara in Antigua Test.
While chatting with JioCinema, Anil Kumble recalled his wife Chethana’s response when he instructed her that he might be bowling after breaking his jaw. “I told my wife, Chetna and I called her up. When we spoke, I said, look I know I have to come home because I just need surgery. So, she arranged for all of that in Bangalore. And as I dropped off the call, I just told her that look I’ll go and bowl, but she thought probably I was just joking. I don’t think she even took it seriously,” Kumble stated.
Further, Anil Kumble was additionally requested to choose the hardest batters he ever bowled to throughout his illustrious profession and he picked the likes of Lara, Saeed Anwar, Jacques Kallis, and Aravinda de Silva. He additionally hilariously joked that he was fortunate to not bowl on the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid and different high Indian batters.
“Well, I think it was good that most of them were a part of my team. Imagine bowling at Sachin, Rahul, Saurav, Viru, Laxman, all these guys in a match. It would have been a nightmare. Jokes apart had some wonderful batters whom I bowled against. “Aravinda de Silva was a powerful one and Brian Lara – he most likely had three photographs to each ball and he would change. You would assume that you have him,” Kumble added additional.
