Anil Kumble Wife, Height, Age, Records, Jersey Number, Biography

Anil Kumble is India’s highest wicket taker in test history. Nicknamed as ‘Jumbo’, Kumble had a 18 years long carrer bagging 619 test wickets in total.

In 1999, Kumble dismissed all ten batsmen in a single innings of a test match against Pakistan. He is the only second player after Jim Laker to do so.

Kumble made his first class debut at the age of 19 and represented Karnataka at domestic level.

Padma Shri awardee, Kumble played for 18 years before he hung up his boot in November 2008. In 2012, he was also appointed the chairman of ICC.

• Anil Kumble became an Arjuna Awardee in 1995
• In 1996 he was chosen in Wisden Cricketers of the Year
• In 2005, Anil Kumble was awarded with Padma Shri
• In 2009 IPL, Kumble took 5 for 5 against Rajasthan Royals and was awarded “Best breakthrough performance in IPL 2009”
• In 2015, Anil Kumble was inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame

• It is said that Anil Kumble and Skipper Virat Kohli had differences in their styles which led to Kumble’s stepping down from the role of a head coach of the national team.

• Anil Kumble got his nick name “Jumbo” from his teammates who believed being a spinner, he bowls as fast as a jumbo jet and also because his feet are quite big.
• Kumble fell in love with Chetna who was a travel agent and married and had a daughter too. She was struggling with her marital life  when she met Kumble and later in 1999 Chetna gave divorce to her husband and married Anil.
• Kumble had to fight a legal battle to adopt Chetna’s already child – Aaruni Kumble.
• In July 2016, Anil Kumble took the responsibility of Indian national team as a head coach. However, 1 year later, he stepped down from the post because of his alleged differences with Indian Skipper Virat Kohli
• In 2002 Antigua Test against West Indies, Kumble bowled with a broken jaw and took the wicket of Brian Lara.