Anil Kumble

Full Name : Anil Radhakrishna Kumble
Birthday : Oct 17, 1970
Birth Place : Bangalore
Country : India
Batting : Right hand batsman
Bowling : Right arm leg-break googly bowler
ODI Debut : India vs Sri Lanka, at Sharjah, on 25/4/90
Test Debut : India v England at Manchester, 2nd Test, 1990

Profile
The name rings a bell for the "perfect 10" that he achieved against Pakistan in 1999. A very unorthodox leg spinner, Kumble has gone through a lots of ups and downs. An ideal bowler in Indian conditions, Kumble has often suffered for want of support from the other end. He had a very successful stint with Nottingham in his first tryst with county cricket. The straighter one that zip through the batsman's defence is Kumble's potent weapon. With experience, this right-arm leg spinner (who bowls with a fastish action) has learnt a lot of variety and bowls the googly effectively too. He has been in the forefront of India's many victories. Kumble can bat well too and has had a lot of success as a batsman in domestic cricket. He is a very thinking cricketer, who brings his engineering and software back ground into the game as well. He was the "hero" of India's Hero Cup victory with a six-wicket haul and now shares an exalted place with Jim Laker of England in the annals of World Cricket.