Kumble can make a difference
You only need to look at the lucrative options Anil Kumble turned down in order to get into the world of sports administration, to realise what a stunning decision he has made, says Suresh Menon in dreamcricket.com .
Nitin Sundar
25-Feb-2013
You only need to look at the lucrative options Anil Kumble turned down in order to get into the world of sports administration, to realise what a stunning decision he has made, says Suresh Menon in dreamcricket.com.
Former players are fond of mouthing the cliché about giving something back to the game. Usually that is a euphemism for discovering how much more the game can do for them. By ignoring the path of least resistance and choosing to take one that is fraught with pitfalls, Kumble might just inspire a whole generation of players. Those who want cricket associations to focus on the game rather than on politics.
Nitin Sundar is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo