The fitness and form of skipper Anil Kumble is India's main concern ahead of the second Test against Australia starting in Mohali on Friday. The leg spinner, who turns 38 on Friday, said after the game he hopes to be 100 percent fit to team up with off spinner Harbhajan Singh on a bouncier Mohali pitch that should suit him.
Sachin Tendulkar, who is still recovering after elbow surgery, was named in the squad for the two-Test series against Zimbabwe.
The crushing loss against South Africa in Ahmedabad on Saturday may rank as one of India's worst defeats in Test cricket, but captain Anil Kumble is unperturbed. The veteran spinner believes that his team is confident they can win the third and final Test in Kanpur and level the three-match series.
India captain Anil Kumble on Sunday lauded rich tributes on Virender Sehwag for his blazing 319 in the first Test against South Africa, saying it is one of the best ever innings he has seen.
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Anil Kumble was all praise for Manish Pandey, who scored a brilliant 114 off 73 balls and set the platform for victory against Deccan Chargers in the last league match of the IPL.
Indian Test captain Anil Kumble on Monday endorsed his ODI counterpart Mahendra Singh Dhoni's view that back-to-back matches are taking a toll on the players' bodies. "It's never easy to play back-to-back one-day games," Kumble told reporters when his reaction was sought on Dhoni's comments.
Former captain Anil Kumble pitched in for the inclusion of Harbhajan Singh in the Indian squad for the home series against Australia and England later this year.
Not many people would endorse the view that 31-year-old Mohammed Kaif can make a comeback in international cricket but former India captain Anil Kumble feels that the Uttar Pradesh batsman can prove to be a handful in the longer format.
While Sachin Tendulkar's 2013 farewell became a national pilgrimage, a vibrant celebration befitting a cricketing deity, the exits of many other Indian icons this century have been quieter journeys into the twilight.
Uncapped Haryana seamer Joginder Sharma and Bihar wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni were named in the 15-member squad for the three-match ODI series.
Reader Girish sent us these pictures from Bangalore.
The ace leg spinner scored a maiden hundred as India amassed 664 in their first innings on Day 2 of the third Test against England.
The leg spinner would re-join his team-mates ahead of the second Test starting in Lahore on April 5.
Not too concerned by Rahul Dravid's failure as opener, Indian skipper Anil Kumble on Saturday defended the embattled right-hander, urging him to relax and play his natural game to mould himself in the new role.
India's Test stumper says the two spinners have more variety in their bowling.
India's captain said Rohan Gavaskar and Amit Bhandari were unlucky to miss out on the Pakistan trip.
Srikantadatta Narasimharaaja Wadiyar has been elected President, while Brijesh Patel was voted back as Secretary in the Karnataka State Cricket Association in the polls held during its Annual General Meeting in Bangalore on Sunday.
There is definitely a bit of lacuna: Bangar on Kumble quitting
India's sporting fraternity, including Olympic medalists Neeraj Chopra and PV Sindhu, expressed grief and condemnation over the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir.
The ace legspinner said he is looking forward to some international cricket after a long break.
We need to bring cricket and glory back to Chinnaswamy Stadium: Venkatesh Prasad
The India captain said absence of a quality spinner like Shane Warne makes the Australian spin-attack vulnerable.
The other Indian bowlers who have taken 300 Test wickets or more include Anil Kumble (619), R Ashwin (524), Kapil Dev (434), Harbhajan Singh (417), Ishant Sharma (311) and Zaheer Khan (311).
Joining Kumble as the 78th inductee will be the late Betty Wilson of Australia, one of the greatest women cricketers of all-time.
Punjab Kings will play their first game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 later on Monday against the Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
BCCI wants to hold the IPL in the October window after the tournament was postponed indefinitely earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Former batting ace Sunil Gavaskar welcomed the appointment of Anil Kumble as India's head coach, saying "ache din" awaits Indian cricket.
The veteran leg-spinner on Wednesday said he is ready to take over as India's next Test captain if asked to.
Akash Chopra, Ramesh Powar and Yuvraj Singh have also been named in the 15 member squad for the three-Test series against Pakistan.
Former India coach Anil Kumble is in the running for the Coach of the Year award in the inaugural edition of the Indian Sports Honours, instituted by the RP-SG Group in association with the foundation of skipper Virat Kohli.
Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman and Dinesh Mongia will lead the India Seniors, India 'A' and India 'B' teams respectively.
It's not easy if one is not an automatic choice in the playing eleven but if there is a coach like Anil Kumble to fall back on during the lean phase life becomes much easier, claims Amit Mishra.
Indian team boasts of world's best spinners and it has enough experience in both bowling and batting to outwit hosts England during the upcoming series, said former coach Anil Kumble.
India captain Anil Kumble was ecstatic after winning the third Test against Australia, saying the team in focussed on winning the fourth match in Adelaide and drawing the series.
Irfan Pathan is fifth in the all-rounders' list.
Talk that Anil Kumble, the former Indian captain, will contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha election from Karnataka has been making the rounds. Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa finds out if Kumble will indeed spin a political googly.
Indian captain Anil Kumble hoped his axed senior players would shrug off the disappointment to stay focussed for the final Test against Australia.
