Fomer Indian
Cricketer, Right-arm legbreak bowler, Test Captain
Date-wise Events / Works
April 25, 1990: He made his
One Day International debut on this day; versus Sri lanka.
August 09, 1990: He made
his test match debut on this day, against England.
November 27, 1993: He took 6
wickets for 12 runs in an ODI against the West Indies at
Eden Gardens, Calcutta; the best ever bowling
performance by an Indian bowler till date.
February 07, 1999: He took 10
wickets in an innings against Pakistan in second test at New
Delhi, being second in the world after Jim Laker.
December 20, 2001: He
became the second Indian cricketer after Kapil Dev to take
more than 300 wickets in a test match.
March 19, 2007: He played
his last ODI on this day; versus Bermuda.
October 29, 2008: He played his
last test match on this day; versus Australia.
October 06, 2004: He became only
the third spinner in the history of Test cricket after Shane
Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan and the second Indian bowler
after Kapil Dev to capture 400 Test wickets.
December 10, 2004: He
became India's highest wicket taker when he trapped Mohammad
Rafique of Bangladesh to surpass Kapil Dev's haul of 434
wickets.
March 11, 2005: He took his
500th Test wicket.
June 11, 2006: Kumble
passed Courtney Walsh on 520 Test wickets to take 4th place.
March 30, 2007: After returning
to India from the 2007 Cricket World Cup, he announced his
retirement from ODI Cricket on this day.
August 10, 2007: He scored his
maiden century, with an innings of 110 not out against
England. He took 118 Test matches to reach his maiden Test
hundred, which is a record for taking the most number of
matches to score a century.
November 08, 2007: He
was appointed as the captain of the Indian Test cricket team
on this day, succeeding Rahul Dravid, who resigned as the
captain in September 2007.
January 18, 2008: He got his
600th wicket on this day at Perth in a test match between
India and Australia of which he was also the Captain.
November 02, 2008: He announced
his retirement from International test cricket, First class
cricket, and list A cricket appearances on this day.
April 18, 2009: On this day
in IPL match played in South Africa he took 5 wickets for
just 5 runs against the defending champions Rajasthan
Royals, which helped Royal Challengers Bangalore get a
75-run victory.
November 21, 2010: He was
elected as The President of the Karnataka State Cricket
Association.
January 04, 2012: He announced
his retirement from Indian Premier League.
October 12, 2012: He was
appointed as the new Chairman of ICC Cricket Committee.
June 20, 2017: He stepped
down as India coach after a successful one-year term. Under
him, India won Test series against West Indies, New Zealand,
England, Bangladesh and Australia. India also reached the
final of the Champions Trophy before losing to Pakistan by
180 runs.
Other Events &
Developments
He is a right-arm leg spin bowler and a right-hand
batsman.
As of 2012, he is the leading wicket-taker for India in
both Test cricket and One Day International cricket.
He is one of the two bowlers and the only
Indian cricketer in the history of cricket to have taken all
10 wickets in a test innings, the other being Jim Laker of
England.
He has taken more than 600 wickets in test
cricket. He is the third highest wicket-taker in Test
cricket and the first bowler from India to do so.
Kumble took his first 50 Test wickets in
just 10 Test matches, the fastest by any Indian bowler.
Awards and Accolades
1995: Arjuna Award.
1996: Wisden Cricketer of
the year.
2005: PADMA SHRI.
2015: ICC Cricket Hall of
Fame, a sports award from the ICC.
