Cricket is a passion, religion in the country. I am not far behind in following the sport from childhood as many other youngsters would do.I say this because irrespective of this global economic crisis and the other things going around if you find a person irrespective of undergoing a crisis personally or professionally he would be glued to a television set to watch a game of cricket . There is a joke which all of you must have heard that once a person was on a verge of committing a suicide and did happen to hear a voice of commentary on cricket and apparently that happened to be a critical moment of the match .So the person actually got engrossed so much that he forgot his intentions or postponed the same.Such could be the effect of a cricket match .We can debate over the craziness for the sport and i am sure there would be many for and against but the point is that it is defintely a religion in our country.
Karnataka has produced some great cricketers like Chandrashekar, Vishwanath G.R., Brijesh Patel,Kirmani,Prasanna,Srinath, Dravid and Kumble in the international arena and some great ranji players like jayprakash, raghuram bhat, sudhakar rao, ranjit kanwilkar and others.They have been pillars in the game of cricket .With the announcement of the retirement of Anil Kumble we will miss the greatest spinner and a gentleman cricketer of modern cricket.He was a rare gem . He was well educated and he knew his mind well and was not involved in any controversies.His grit, passion and dedication was incomparable . Kudos Jumbo!!!! for all those memorable moments you have given . He was not a great spinner of the ball but the length and height he produced out of the red leather was amazing.As cricket player myself and following the sport i happened to watch Anil kumble in his younger days playing in national college grounds and one would have wondered who was this fast bowler as he was never a spinner that time . I remember a time when he was playing for RV engineering college and was selected for the India team and there was this big hue and cry from some of our relatives and friends over the decision to postpone the engineering exams but one cannot run away from the fact that cricket is a game which is a part and parcel of lives in India .
My memories of Kumble's greatest moments inorder would be the West indies test match where he came back and bowled after having a injured Jaw. The Titan cup Semifinal and final , the one day international in bangalore against Australia where srinath and he batted till the last to win the one day for India .His first hundred in Old Trafford. His win at Perth despite all odds.How can one forget his face expression for a misfield though he himself was not a great fielder . His angryness on himself on giving a four in the 22nd over of his spell.
I have watched many a matches in KSCA stadium in bangalore and everytime i see Kumble come down and practice before any match as though it was his first match .Such dedication, commitment talks tall about a fantastic cricketer.
Wishing Jumbo a great path ahead after international cricket .Our salute to a great champion cricketer our country has produced .
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