Is Anil Kumble the unsung hero Of Indian cricket ?

Question

Kumble is best bowler India has ever produced.More than 600 wickets is not a joke.Due to our fancy for batsman we tend to forget our bowlers contribution.Inspite of being 18 years in cricket,New players like Dhoni,Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir are always geeting more appreciation from public than Kumble.On the field he is great cricketer but the Off-field He is more great.He has married a widow with child in society where widows are not given much importance.He is endorsing same university where he passed his engineering exams.Even during captaincy When India won Perth Test,everyone was saying about batsman contributions or others,But forgetten that A new captain has defeated best team in world at stadium where that team's record is outstanding.Once again,after just 1-odd failure against Sri Lanka,we are saying that he should retire or resing from captaincy.If we cannot praise his contributions then who has given us the right to criticise his failures ?

Answer 1

well personally, considering all the praise and media attention that average players (such as Dhoni & Yuvraj) have been getting, yes, he is the forgotten man of the Indian test side.

consider all the attention that Warne & Murali get when they are passing milestones, Kumble has over 600 wickets and barely rates a mention, you dont have to be enstein to work out that the guy is a very good cricketer, also lets factor in 2 things that neither Warne or Murali ever have done, hes captained his country's test side, and he made a test century and to cap it off, you never seem to hear anyone say a bad word about him

i'm not sure if i would say he is the best bowler india has produced, but theres him and Dev as the top two in my opinion, which one is better...well thats for you to decide

unsung hero? well, maybe not unsung, but definately under-sung hero

Answer 2

He is an awesome player and 1 of my favorites he probably is the best bowler india has ever produced but we cant make the monkeys with the bats believe that  

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

YES, very much. He is a great guy, down to earth quite talented. I am a huge T20 fan, but that is one side-effect of the new 'revolution' that I fear. Hacks like Dhoni and Yuvi getting more fame and fortune than a talented cricketer like Kumble.

Answer 5

Advertisementwise, yes.

Answer 6

ye  you are right my friend. ..

Answer 7

Kapil Dev, Kumble, Tendulkar, Gavaskar and Dravid are the greatest test match players of India if you judge them by the entire career. But if you judge them on a per match basis, it has got to be Vinoo Mankad, Kapil and Kumble.

Kumble is a great player and has left his mark on cricket field. He has dominated bowling in about 80 percent of all the series he has played. A simple, unassuming individual and a great team player - that is Kumble.