Anil Kumble Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

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Role : Bowler

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Batting Style : Right-handed

Bowling Style : Leg break

DOB : 17 October 1970

Anil Kumble

Bio/Wiki

Full Name

Anil Radhakrishna Kamble

Nick Name

Jumbo, Jumbo the great

Names Earned

N/A

Date of birth

17 October 1970

Birth Place

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Profession

Cricketer

Favorite Ball

Googly

Batting Style

Right-handed

Bowling Style

Leg break

Nature of Fielding

Aggressive

Coach/Mentor

N/A

Nationality

Indian

Religion

Hinduism/Sanatan

Caste

N/A

Shoe Size

Eye Colour

Brown

Hair Colour

Black

Body Type

N/A

Skin Colour

Fair

Tattoo

N/A

Zodiac sign

Libra

Food Habits

Vegetarian

Physical Stats. & More

Height (approx.) :

In centimeters : 183 cm
In meters : 1.83 m
In feet/inches : 6′ 0″

Weight (approx.) :

In kilograms : 78 kg
In pounds : 172 lbs

Body Measurements :

Chest : 42 Inches
Waist : 34 Inches
Biceps : 13 Inches

Cricket

International debut :

ODI : 25 April 1990 vs Srilanka in Sharjah
TEST : 9 August 1990 vs England In Manchester
T20 : N/A

International Retirement :

2 November 2008

Jersey number :

Domestic/State (Teams) :

Royal Challengers Bangalore,
Surrey,
Karnataka,
Leicestershire,

Likes to play against :

Pakistan,
Australia,

Records(Main Ones) :

He became the second spinner in cricket history to take ten wickets against Pakistan in Delhi in 1999.

He grabbed four wickets on his first-class debut for Karnataka against Hyderabad in 1989.

Set the record for most wickets in 1996, an Indian had the most wickets in an ODI calendar year, with 61.

ODI record for most wickets taken at a single cricket ground (56 wickets at Sharjah Cricket Stadium)

In his Test career, he bowled 40850 balls, the most by an Indian.

35 caught and bowled dismissals in tests set a new record.

After Kapil Dev, he is the second Indian bowler to have 400 test wickets.

The first Indian bowler to take five wickets in a test innings

Career Turning Point :

When he made his first-class debut for Karnataka against Hyderabad in 1989, he took four wickets.

Awards, Honours, Achievements :

In 1995, he received the Arjuna Award, a sports honor from the Government of India.

In 1996, he was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year.

In 2002, he was one of 16 cricketers shortlisted for the Wisden Indian Cricketer of the Century award (Kapil Dev won).

In 2005, he was awarded the Padma Shri, India’s highest civilian honor.

A prominent crossroads on Bengaluru’s M. G. Road has been named after Anil Kumble.

Best breakthrough performance IPL 2009′ for his five-for-five performance against the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL in 2009.

ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, an ICC sports award, in 2015.

Personal Life

Signature :

Hometown :

Kumbla, Kasaragod district, Kerala, India

School :

Holy Saint English School, Koramangala, Bengaluru

College/University :

National College , Bengaluru R.V. College of Engineering, Bengaluru

Educational Qualification :

Mechanical Engineering

Residence Address :

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Hobbies :

Wildlife photography

Controversy :

Though he was appointed as the Indian cricket team’s coach in June 2016, various stories circulated in early 2017 indicating disagreements between Kumble and Virat Kohli. However, before the Champions Trophy 2017, when the BCCI issued an advertisement for the post of men’s Indian cricket team coach, Anil felt severely wounded and chose to terminate his coaching work, and on June 21, 2017, Anil resigned from the post of Indian cricket team coach.

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Married

Crush :

Affairs/Girlfriends :

Family

Wife/Spouse :

Chethana Kumble

Marriage Date

Married

Children :

Daughter :

Svasti Kumble
Aruni Kumble

Son :

Mayas Kumble

Parents :

Father : Krishna Swami

Mother : Saroja

Siblings :

Brother : Dinesh Kumble

Sister : N/A

Favourites

Cricketer (s) :

Batsman (s) :

Sachin Tendulkar,
Viv Richards

Bowler :

Shane Warner

Cricket Ground (s) :

Food :

Pulav,
Paneer,

Actor (s) :

Amitabh Bachchan,
Rajnikant,
Aamir Khan
Shahrukh Khan,
Akshay Kumar,

Actress (s) :

Sridevi,
Deepika Padukone,

Movie :

Dangal,

Song :

Aisa Desh hai Mera

Singer :

Kishore Kumar,

Sports person :

Christiano Ronaldo

Favorite Coach :

Coach Gary Kirsten,

Style Quotient

Cars Collection :

Mercedes(Mercedes Mercedes Benz, 1.7 crores + )

BMW(BMW 7 series, 1.2 crore + )

Bikes Collection :

Money Factor

Salary

N/A

Income

N/A

Income Source

Coach, Commentator, Brand endorsement,

Networth

$ 11 million

Some Unknown Facts about Anil Kumble

Anil Kumble does not smoke.

Does Anil Kumble consume alcohol? It is unknown.

Anil began playing cricket at the age of 13 and joined the Bengaluru Young Cricketers Club.

He was often referred to as “Jumbo” due to his lightning-fast delivery like a jumbo jet.

Kumble is only the second bowler in cricket history (the other being England’s Jim Laker) to take ten wickets against Pakistan in Delhi in February 1999.

A traffic circle in Bengaluru has been named after him, and he also has a personalized registration plate: KA-10-N-10.

He bowled 72 overs in a Test innings once.

With a broken jaw, he bowled 14 straight overs in a Test match against the West Indies in 2002, dismissing Brian Lara.

He achieved his only Test century (110 not out) against England in August 2007, and he holds the record for taking the most Test matches (118) to do so.