Anil Kumble

A giant of Indian cricket, in every sense of the word. Anil Kumble was, without doubt, India's biggest match-winner with the ball and a cricketer who Sachin Tendulkar described in his book, as the 'greatest trier he ever played with', during his career.
In an 18-year career, Kumble experienced several highs including becoming the first Indian to claim all 10 wickets in Test innings, leading the side to a first Test win at Perth among others. There were a few disappointments as well like when he was overlooked for Harbhajan Singh during the early 2000s or the disappointment of crashing out early from the 2007 World Cup.
Also interesting to read would be his side to the saga with Virat Kohli that panned during the Champions Trophy last year as well as his handling of the team during the Monkeygate incident of 2008.
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