Anil Kumble: Wife thought I was joking, Anil Kumble told the story, when he did 14 overs with a broken jaw – anil kumble share his broken jaw story and wife chetna reaction

Anil Kumble: Wife thought I was joking, Anil Kumble told the story, when he did 14 overs with a broken jaw – anil kumble share his broken jaw story and wife chetna reaction

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Mumbai: The Indian cricket team is currently on West Indies tour. The first Test match between the two teams is to be played in Dominica from Wednesday, July 12. Former India captain and coach Anil Kumble, who was associated with the West Indies tour, has shared an interesting anecdote. Anil Kumble told in an interview that in 2002, when the Indian team was playing a Test match against the West Indies in Antigua, he had decided to play with a broken jaw. When he told this to his wife Chetna, he found it funny. Let us tell you that in 2002 the Caribbean team had batsmen like Brian Lara, whom Kumble considers one of the toughest rivals. He used to have three shots for one ball. Despite this, Kumble took such a bold decision and bowled 14 consecutive overs with a broken jaw and also got Lara out. Kumble said in an interview to Geo Cinema, ‘I told my wife Chetna and said that I have to return to India for the operation. He made all the arrangements in Bangalore.

He said, ‘Before hanging up the phone, I told him that I am going to bowl. He thought I was joking. I don’t think he took it seriously. The former skipper said that despite suffering a broken jaw, he felt it was his responsibility to pick up some wickets for the team. He said, ‘When I went to the dressing room, I saw Sachin bowling because he was the only one in the team who could bowl. Wavell Hinds was batting at that time.

He said, ‘I thought this was my chance. I have to go and take wickets. If we can get three or four wickets from him, we can win the match. I told Andrew Leipus that I had to go. Kumble was to return to Bangalore the next day. He said at the time, ‘At least I will go home with the thought that I tried my best.’ Kumble, batting at number seven, was hit by Mervyn Dillon but continued to bat for another 20 minutes despite bleeding profusely. The match was a draw with both teams scoring more than 500 in the first innings. He named Lara, Saeed Anwar, Jacques Kallis and Arvind de Silva among the most difficult batsmen of his time.

He said, ‘It is a good thing that most of the best batsmen of that era were in my team. How difficult it would have been to bowl to Sachin, Rahul, Sourav, Viru, Laxman. By the way, Arvind de Silva was difficult to bowl and Lara had three shots for every ball.

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