Ace leg-spinner Anil Kumble says the forthcoming three-Test series against Pakistan is going to be tough in spite of the absence of the visitors' former captain Inzamam-ul Haq, who recently retired from the game.
Dinesh Karthik, who had a reasonably good Test series, made way for M S Dhoni in the team for the first two ODIs against Pakistan.
The veteran leg-spinner was left out from the one-day scheme of things after Greg Chappell took over as coach last year.
Kevin Pietersen played down the spat he and India spinner Anil Kumble had on the final day of the third Test at The Oval on Monday and suggested it was because the bowler was just intent on a victory.
Anil Kumble surpassed Glenn McGrath to become the world's third highest wicket-taker in Tests.
Kumble's comments in a newspaper column came two days after his spin partner Harbhajan Singh was banned for the remainder of the cash-rich domestic Twenty20 league after being found guilty of slapping compatriot Shanthakumaran Sreesanth.
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.
On July 13, 2002, the Indian cricket team achieved an extraordinary victory on foreign soil by defeating a formidable England side in their own backyard to clinch the Natwest Tri-Series, which also featured Sri Lanka.
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.
Images from Team India's four-day camp, in preparation for the upcoming Test tour of the West Indies later this month, in Bengaluru.
The boy, weighing 4.2kg, was delivered through caesarian section at a Bangalore nursing home.
'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.
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.
'Whenever India bowls, Reiffel feels it's not out. Whenever India bats, he feels it's out.'
'He pursued it, practised hard at it and continued to look for new things as his career progressed, to keep up with the times.'
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.
While Vaas has moved up four places to be fourth in the ICC Player Rankings.
He is the 14th player in history and only the second Indian to reach the milestone.
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.
Karnataka beat Delhi by 167 runs and claimed four points from the Ranji Trophy match.
After every game, opposing players just can't seem to get enough of the legendary cricketer.
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.
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.
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.
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".
Was any cricketer missing at the skipper's wedding reception in Mumbai?
Anil Kumble on Thursday became the third bowler in Test history to complete 600 wickets when he had Andrew Symonds caught by Rahul Dravid.
Coach Greg Chappell said he wanted to give all members of the squad a chance to show their mettle.
The ace leg spinner has set his eyes on becoming India's highest wicket-taker.
The Indian spin legend has been put in charge of "all cricket-related affairs" of the IPL team.
Kotian has fond memories of the Melbourne Cricket Ground where he scored 44 batting at No. 8 for India A and looked the part.
Langer finished as the world's leading Test run scorer for the year with 1481 runs, while Kumble was the top bowler with 74 wickets.
