JUMBO the great

He does not turn the ball enough! He is just a flash in pan! Not good enough to play at test level!

these are some of the comments which "experts" made of kumble when he burst on to the scene and since then hardly he has looked back. He had a very illustrious career which many would dream off and which makes you proud to be an Indian.

greatest quality of kumble was his tenacity. he never gave up. Underdog personified. he always tried and gave 100% no matter if it was a spinning track of Kotla or a green top at Headingly. He always did let his bowling do the talking. whenever he was dropped he came back with more vigour and success. He did conduct himself very well. His only visit to match referees room was during Australia where he has to go in for Harbhajan. this speaks lot about his character and what kind of person he is.

Statistics don't lie. well they really don't. He is by far most successful Indian to hold the ball. Highest wicket taker in Tests as well as One dayers. Only the second guy to secure Perfect 10 in test cricket history. He really come to limelight in his man of the series performance against England in 1992. we automatically become toast of India within a short time span. Kumble's flipper started making rounds of Indian drawing rooms. Under captainship of azhar he did flourish. i remember in earlier times he used to be India's bowler at the death in one dayers.

If i have to put one outing of kumble which will never be forgotten in cricketing world; it wont be the perfect 10 but seeing him bowling in that Antigua test against West Indies. Kumble got hit on jaw by dillon and diagnosed of a fractured. he was suppose to be on his way back home for surgery. But when India started bowling kumble saw some assistance for the spinners and risked bowling with a bandage strapped jaw. What more? he got great Lara out. indians in crowd started singing " saare jahan se accha...." which did brought tears to eyes of every Indian. Its a postcard moment of Indian cricket. May be Kapil holding the world cup at lords only to top it.

even in his last match he bowled with 12 stitches to his left hand without sedation. hats off to you Kumble the great.

He retired last week befitting to a farewell a champion deserves. Definitely he don't get the credit rightfully for his contribution because for some he did not turn the ball enough or we had great Tendulkar and Dravid doing heroics with bat. No one with decent cricketing sense will ever speak of Indian cricket without mentioning this great fighter. then you wonder if he had a champion bowler at the other end what he could have achieved.

we will definitely miss you Mr. Indian cricket!!!!