One wonders what it would have been if Anil Kumble was fit
again. There can't be two opinions about this man's match
winning capability. He has won India more matches than anyone
in the last ten years. This 30 year old leg spinner from
Karnataka who is nursing a shoulder injury is being badly
missed by India. He has the uncanny ability to take wickets by
having batsmen in knots with sheer accuracy. He has the rare
distinction of picking up all the ten wickets to fall in an
innings (10/74 against Pakistan in New Delhi). In 61 Test
match appearances he has picked up 276 wickets at an average
of 28.00 with a strike rate of 69.20. He will be missed in
Zimbabwe as India try break the jinx of not winning a Test
series abroad in the last eight years.
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