Final farewell to Anil Kumble
Always understated, always a man of action rather than of words, Anil Kumble has announced his pullout from the IPL in typical fashion, without a trace of fanfare, writes Siddhartha Vaidyanathan on his blog .
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
Always understated, always a man of action rather than of words, Anil Kumble has announced his pullout from the IPL in typical fashion, without a trace of fanfare, writes Siddhartha Vaidyanathan on his blog.
In 1990 Kumble had to miss a considerable portion of his semester because of his debut tour to England. On his return, he was asked by the head of the department why he had missed so many days of college.
This was a baffling question in itself - since almost the whole college knew about Kumble's entry into the Indian team - but nobody was prepared for the answer that was to follow. Kumble's succinct reply: "I was away for sports."