"I think whenever I declared was the right decision. In hindsight I probably should have bowled medium pace in the first innings. We had to get to a situation where we could absolutely ensure a series victory and then yes we had a great opportunity and if the weather had stayed clear, we would have ended up winning the game. We thought 45 overs were enough," Kumble said.
India captain Anil Kumble had a sore shoulder and stayed off the field as a precautionary measure on Day 4 of the first Test against Australia, said fielding coach Robin Singh.
In a surprise development, former Indian captain Anil Kumble, on Monday, tendered his resignation from the chairmanship of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), almost two months after a controversy broke out over an apparent conflict of interest.
The Committee of Administrators (COA) held a fruitful first meeting with coach Anil Kumble and rest of the Indian cricket team's support staff on the sidelines of the Board of Control for Cricket in India's Awards in Bengaluru.
"There are bound to be disagreements but that can be sorted in closed environments. In any great relationship, you get challenged," Clarke said.
It was a winning start for new coach Anil Kumble in his current one-year team as the Indian coach.
Newly appointed India coach Gary Kirsten and Anil Kumble had their first meeting with the BCCI officials in Mumbai.
Another important thing that has come out in the open was that the Chief Advisory Committee, comprising Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman, also didn't straightaway give the green light to Kumble's extension.
Johnson, a two-Test veteran for India, passed away tragically on Thursday.
Former India captain Anil Kumble was inducted into the International Cricket Council Hall of Fame at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
They said of Thomas Moore that nothing became his life as much as his manner of leaving it. Replace 'life' with 'cricket', and that is equally poignantly true of Anil Kumble, writes Prem Panicker.
The Indian leg-spinner has signed up with English county Surrey for next season
Amid heightened security measures, more than two crore devotees took a dip in the Sangam till 6 pm on Wednesday on the occasion of Maghi Purnima during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj.
Former India captain and coach Anil Kumble compared the fight against the dreaded coronavirus pandemic to the "second innings" of an intense Test match where people can't afford to let their guard down. The coronavirus outbreak has wreaked havoc across the world, claiming over 2,76,000 lives so far while infecting more than four million people.
Former captain Anil Kumble says pulling out of the 2007-08 Australia Tour following the controversial Sydney Test could have been an "acceptable" option but his side continued the series to set an example by winning the remaining matches under trying circumstances. The Sydney Test in January 2008 was marred by the infamous Monkeygate scandal where off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was handed a three-match ban by the ICC for allegedly racially abusing Andrew Symonds.
'Hum Rahe Ya Na Rahe Kal Kal Yaad Aayenge Yeh Pal. Heartbreaking to know that KK is no more.'
Even before play started on the third day of the third and final Test between India and South Africa at Green Park, there were speculations as regards Anil Kumble.
The ace leg spinner said Pillay's exclusion from the Olympics probables' list should be sorted out for the benefit of the game and sports in general.
Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin admitted that a chase of around 150 won't be very easy for the Indian batters on a not-so typical Wankhede turner, where the track is behaving differently at two ends.
BCCI secretary S K Nair said the leg spinner was cleared by Dr. Anant Joshi for the Test series against Pakistan.
Former Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble called Sri Lankan off-break bowler Muttiah Muralitharan's feat of claiming 800 wickets in Test cricket on Thursday, as an 'unparalleled' achievement which would take a long time and uncommon skill to be filliped.
The new India captain said no one in the team, old or young, was taking their place for granted.
An ordinary performance in Sri Lanka and no longer young at 38, Anil Kumble came under scanner of critics but former spin greats say the Indian Test captain is still the best bowler in the team.
Indian captain Virat Kohli credited head coach Anil Kumble for channelling his natural aggression and helping him evolve both as a cricketer and individual.
The Indian leggie claimed 3 for 83 as Northamptonshire were restricted to 347 in the first innings on day 1 of the County match.
Many India cricketers, past and present took to Twitter to extend birthday wishes for the spinner who has more than 600 Test wickets to his credit.
R Ashwin says he has figured out ways to tackle Australian batting mainstay Steve Smith in the upcoming five-match Test series
Anil Kumble became the first Indian bowler and the third in the world to reach the milestone of 600 wickets.
The Indian leg-spinner says he is thriving on his added responsibility after becoming Test cricket's fourth highest wicket-taker.
India are set to play Pakistan in the Asia Cup and the World Cup in the coming two months, and legendary leg-spinner Anil Kumble said that the key will be to take it as just another game.
The ace leg spinner said it is important to have faith in the 18-year-old spinner and support him all the way.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India seems to be all set to retain chief coach Anil Kumble as acting president C K Khanna on Thursday wrote a letter to secretary Amitabh Chaudhary urging him to defer the recruitment process till the end of the West Indies tour.
ICC cricket committee chairman Anil Kumble says the recommendation to ban saliva for shining the ball is only an interim measure and "things will go back to normal" once the coronavirus pandemic is brought under control. The Kumble-led panel recommended a ban on saliva to minimise the risk of infection. On Friday, the ICC, in its guidelines for resumption of the game, also suggested a bar on the practice.
When Kumble dismissed Strauss on Thursday, it was the tenth time he was dismissing a batsman in his nineties - most by any bowler in Test annals.
Manu Bhaker on Tuesday admitted that "there has been a lapse may be on my part" while filing nominations
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