India news

Kumble, Srinath and Prasad to contest KSCA elections

Nov 2, 2010: Three of Karnataka's greatest ever cricketers - Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad - will contest the elections to the KSCA

India news

NCA to focus on character as well as cricket - Kumble

Sep 30, 2010: Former India captain Anil Kumble has said that his responsibilities as National Cricket Academy (NCA) chairman will involve the moulding of the personalities of young players in addition to imparting cricketing skills

Bangalore v Chennai, CLT20, 1st semi-final, Durban

Kumble's dark night of despair

Sep 24, 2010: Anil Kumble's face usually mirrors such an intense cocktail of anger, intensity, the fierce intent to win, even the odd bout of sulkiness but rarely does it display such utter gloom as it did tonight

Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore, CLT20 2010, Durban

Mumbai prevail in last-ball finish

Sep 19, 2010: Mumbai's bowlers just about hung in to prevail in a last-ball finish, but their team was knocked out of the tournament

The XI

Sons of a golden age

Sep 14, 2010: Six of the XI made their debuts after November 1989. A sign that this is one of Indian cricket's best periods ever

All-time XI: India

Dhoni, Kumble, Hazare in India's all-time XI

Sep 14, 2010: MS Dhoni has made it to ESPNcricinfo's India all-time XI, beating record-holding keepers Syed Kirmani and Kiran More

2010 Champions League Twenty20

Adaptability will be key in CLT20 - Kumble

Sep 4, 2010: Anil Kumble has said the speed at which teams adapt to the pitches in South Africa will be crucial to their success in the Champions League Twenty20

The importance of Kumble

Aug 20, 2010: To deal with fame, complacency and laziness, young cricketers need to be willing themselves, and the BCCI proactive. The likes of Anil Kumble can help, and corporate India may have solutions to offer

South Africa news

Kumble urges SA's young spinners to work hard

Aug 19, 2010: Anil Kumble has encouraged South Africa's young spinners to work hard and stay positive if they hoped to make it big

South Africa news

Kumble to help SA's young spinners

Aug 13, 2010: Anil Kumble, the former Indian legspinner, will be travelling to South Africa next week to take part in a coaching clinic with some of South Africa's up-and-coming spin bowlers in Johannesburg on Thursday

Sri Lanka news

Murali, Kumble plan spin-bowling academy

Jul 30, 2010: Anil Kumble and Muttiah Muralitharan could be soon working together in training young spinners

Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers, final

Indian Premier League, 2008-09

Jun 1, 2010: Wisden's review of Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers, final, Indian Premier League, 2008-09

ICC World Twenty20 2010

Post IPL, players went into their comfort zones - Anil Kumble

May 13, 2010: Former India captain Anil Kumble thought India's players slackened in intensity during the World Twenty20 where, unlike in the IPL, they did not have franchise owners pressuring them to perform

Deccan v Bangalore, IPL 2010, Third-place play-off, Mumbai

Bangalore crush Deccan by nine wickets

Apr 24, 2010: In a yawn-inducing crawl, Deccan Chargers meandered to 82, the lowest total of the season, and Royal Challengers Bangalore knocked it off without much fuss to book their spot in the next Champions League

Mumbai v Bangalore, IPL, 1st semi-final, Mumbai

Kumble confident of putting it past Mumbai

Apr 21, 2010: Anil Kumble, the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain, expressed disappointment over the shift of the IPL semi-finals from Bangalore to Mumbai, owing to security concerns, but was focused on the job at hand

Bangalore v Mumbai, IPL 2010, Bangalore

Rayudu serves Bangalore notice

Apr 18, 2010: It was impossible to wipe the grin off Ambati Rayudu's face, for whom after years in the wilderness, opportunity knocks once again

Deccan Chargers v Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL, Nagpur

Slow batting put pressure on the rest - Kumble

Apr 13, 2010: Anil Kumble, the Bangalore captain, has said Jacques Kallis' slow batting was one of the factors that led to his team's 13-run defeat against Deccan Chargers

IPL 2010

What's got Bangalore going?

Mar 24, 2010: A series of factors have contributed to their dominance. Cricinfo looks at some of the features of their success

Bangalore v Rajasthan, IPL 2010, Rajasthan

Bangalore bounces Rajasthan into submission

Mar 19, 2010: Bangalore's facile thumping of Rajasthan had a crucial sub-text to it - the perfect bouncer and the amount of strife it continued to cause Indian batsmen

Karnataka v Mumbai, Ranji Trophy final, Mysore

Anil Kumble backs Karnataka to shine

Jan 9, 2010: Former India captain Anil Kumble has backed his state side Karnataka to shine in the Ranji Trophy final against Mumbai beginning on January 11 in Mysore.