Anil Kumble surpassed Glenn McGrath to become the world's third highest wicket-taker in Tests.
The India captain said his five-wicket haul on the opening day of the first Test against Australia is the best of his career.
Kumble, who notched up the win against Pakistan in his maiden assignment as captain, said the strength of the side is their batting line-up but they also have bowlers who can take 20 wickets.
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Anil Kumble on Sunday described his side's nine-wicket crushing of underdogs Guyana in their opening Champions League Twenty20 match as a "perfect game" with his players coming up with an all-round show.
Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Anil Kumble held his batting colleagues responsible for the team's crushing seven-wicket defeat against Victoria Bushrangers, saying they just did not give the bowlers enough runs to defend in the Champions League Twenty20 League match. Kumble felt 127 for six on a nice batting track was just not enough and the meagreness of the total completely handicapped the bowlers.
One of the reasons why bowlers are rarely considered captains is because they are more susceptible to injuries than batters, argues Vishal Menon.
India's World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev would like to know why Ravichandran Ashwin decided to call it a day all of a sudden.
'Maybe he got some indication from the team management that he is no longer in the scheme of things.'
Former Indian captain Anil Kumble has expressed hoped that a law the government is planning to deal with match and spot-fixing will act as a deterrent to the menace.
India skipper Anil Kumble became the first cricketer in the history of the game to go for the review of an on-field umpire's decision when Mark Benson turned down a leg-before appeal against Malinda Warnapura off Harbhajan Singh's bowling.
Indian Test captain Anil Kumble is in no mood to lament cricket-weary Mahendra Singh Dhoni's absence from the squad and believes it is a gilt-edged opportunity for stumpers Dinesh Karthick and Parthiv Patel to prove their mettle.
Anil Kumble is happy that KKR leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy is back in his element having sorted his technical issues.
'He was fantastic on his first day at office. Even when he was not the captain he was giving inputs. It could have been a better day for him, but that's the way it is in international cricket,' said the former India captain.
The boy, weighing 4.2kg, was delivered through caesarian section at a Bangalore nursing home.
Was any cricketer missing at the skipper's wedding reception in Mumbai?
Former India captain and coach Anil Kumble supported Virat Kohli's view of having five centres for Test matches in order to bring the spectators back to the stadium.
Graciously skirting the controversy surrounding the snub Ravi Shastri received during his job interview, the newly-appointed Indian coach Anil Kumble on Wednesday said it's the players who are the most significant part of the system and no one else.
A final call on the availability of captain Anil Kumble and young speedster Ishant Sharma for the second cricket Test against South Africa will be taken on Wednesday after a fitness assessment of both players.
Former India pace bowler David Johnson, who played two Tests in 1996, passed away in Bengaluru on Thursday.
Referring to the trio's fight for share in BCCI revenue for players back in 2001-02, sehwag said it went a long way in guaranteeing financial security that is enjoyed by the current crop of players.
While Vaas has moved up four places to be fourth in the ICC Player Rankings.
Former Indian captain Anil Kumble reckons that India's spin repertory was full of "quality bowlers" and rated comeback man Harbhajan Singh as one of the "best spinners in the country".
Former India captain Anil Kumble termed the incident involving Australian cricketer, Luke Pomersbach, as 'unfortunate'. Pomersbach was arrested for allegedly molesting an American woman and severely beating up her fiance at a city hotel in New Delhi.
He is the 14th player in history and only the second Indian to reach the milestone.
The pitch for the India-England match held up well, but the same cannot be said for the Umpire's Decision Review System, says former India captain Anil Kumble.
Karnataka beat Delhi by 167 runs and claimed four points from the Ranji Trophy match.
Punjab have never won the IPL since the league's inception in 2008 and the four co-owners will be hoping Australia's World Cup-winning captain takes them all the way.
Anil Kumble on Thursday became the third bowler in Test history to complete 600 wickets when he had Andrew Symonds caught by Rahul Dravid.
'He was a very fierce competitor. 'I got to learn a lot from him in terms of his discipline, focus and his routines, like how one has to prepare for the game.'
Coach Greg Chappell said he wanted to give all members of the squad a chance to show their mettle.
Asked whether he could relate to any of the current generation cricketers, with whom, Anil Kumble instantly took Ashwin's name.
Former India captain Anil Kumble said he resigned from the chairmanship of the National Cricket Academy as he did not want to be just a "figurehead" when none of his plans found support from other committee members.
The ace leg spinner has set his eyes on becoming India's highest wicket-taker.
Former India captain Anil Kumble has hailed Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his decision to withdraw the run-out appeal against England's Ian Bell and said he was proud of the team for playing the game in the right spirit.
Mumbai Indians expressed happiness at the buying of Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell for a whopping $1 million during the IPL players' auction and said he was a "good catch" and among those pre-planned to bid for by the franchise.
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